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Paul Christiano

Pioneered RLHF at OpenAI. Joined the OpenAI Foundation Board in September 2026.

United StatesHead of AI Safety, US AI Safety InstituteFounder, Alignment Research Center
Known for
RLHFIterated amplification

3 CareerEvery role we can document, most recent first

  1. 2024–now2 yrsUS AI Safety InstituteHead of AI Safety
  2. 2021–now5 yrsAlignment Research CenterFounder
  3. 2017–20214 yrsOpenAIResearch Scientist

0 Books & papersPublished work, oldest first

No books — their work lives in papers, code and talks. The accounts above are the place to follow it.

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