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Chris Olah — Co-founder, Interpretability Research Lead at Anthropic

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Source IDjM-FtV2hjq
Source URLcolah.github.io/about.html
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CreatedApr 10, 2026, 9:20 PM
UpdatedApr 10, 2026, 9:20 PM
SyncedApr 10, 2026, 9:20 PM

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personIdChris Olah(person)
organizationIdAnthropic(organization)
personEntityIdChris Olah(person)
personDisplayName
orgEntityIdAnthropic(organization)
orgDisplayName
roleCo-founder, Interpretability Research Lead
roleTypecareer
startDate2021-01
endDate
isFounderYes
appointedBy
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sourcecolah.github.io/about.html
notesCo-founded Anthropic; leads interpretability research

Source Check Verdicts

partial85% confidence

Last checked: 4/13/2026

The source confirms Chris Olah is a co-founder of Anthropic and that he works on reverse engineering neural networks (interpretability work). However, the source does not explicitly mention the title 'Interpretability Research Lead' or provide a start date of 2021-01. The record's claims about his role and organization are accurate based on the source, but the specific job title and start date cannot be verified from this excerpt. This is a partial confirmation—the core facts are correct, but some structured details lack explicit source support.

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