personnel
Paul Christiano — Head of AI Safety at NIST and AI Safety
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| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | goq92u9aoi |
| Source URL | www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/us-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-announces-expansion-us-ai-safety |
| Parent | NIST and AI Safety |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 15, 2026, 11:15 AM |
| Updated | Apr 15, 2026, 11:15 AM |
| Synced | Apr 15, 2026, 11:15 AM |
Record Data
id | goq92u9aoi |
personId | Paul Christiano(person) |
organizationId | NIST and AI Safety(organization) |
personEntityId | Paul Christiano(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | NIST and AI Safety(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Head of AI Safety |
roleType | key-person |
startDate | 2024-04 |
endDate | — |
isFounder | No |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/04/us-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-announ… |
notes | Named Head of AI Safety for AISI in April 2024, later serving as Head of Safety for the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) as of February 2026. Former OpenAI researcher and ARC Evals founder. Confirmed via NIST press release. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/15/2026
Inline sourcing: confirmed
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