Comparison of organizations for 2009

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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Andrea Lepine Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Andrew Fraker Research Assistant 2007-01-01 2009-01-01 [2], [3]
Angela Ambroz Research Assistant 2009-06-01 2010-07-01 [1], [4]
Angela Kilby Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Anna Yalouris Policy Assistant 2009-08-01 2010-08-01 [5]
Antoinette Schoar Affiliate researcher 2009-03-01 associate [6]
Anuja Singh Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Anup Kumar Roy Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Anupama Deshpande Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2], [7]
Aparna Dasika Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Aparna Krishnan Executive Director 2009-08-01 2012-03-01 [1], [8]
Ashley Vissing Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Avnish Gungadurdoss Field Research Associate/Project Manager 2009-06-01 2010-08-01 [9]
Avnish Gungadurdoss Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
B. Ayyappa Administrative Officer 2009-03-01 [2]
Berta Bickart Executive Assistant 2009-09-01 2014-01-01 [10], [11]
Bhavya Srinivasan Operations Manager 2009-10-01 [1]
Blaise Gonda Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Bryan Plummer Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Caitlin Tulloch Policy Analyst 2009-07-01 2011-07-01 [1], [12]
Catherine Lee Research Analyst 2009-01-01 2019-01-01 full-time [2], [13]
Claire Bernard Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Clara Delavallade Executive Director for J-PAL South Asia 2009-03-01 [2]
Diva Dhar Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Dylan Glover Administrative Officer 2009-03-01 [2]
Dylan Glover Research Manager 2009-03-01 [14]
Elise Huillery Post-Doctoral Fellow 2009-03-01 [2]
Elizabeth Beasley Executive Director for J-PAL Europe 2009-03-01 [2]
Elizabeth Linos Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Eric Lewis Research Assistant 2008-01-01 2009-01-01 [2], [15]
Erica Field Affiliate researcher 2009-03-01 associate [6]
Florencia Devoto Research Coordinator 2009-03-01 [2]
Hansa Parmar Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Helene Giacobino Director for Strategy and Development for J-PAL Europe 2009-03-01 [2]
Helene Perrin Accountant/Secretary 2009-03-01 [2]
Iqbal Dhaliwal Director of Policy 2009-04-01 2017-07-01 full-time [1], [16]
Iqbal Dhaliwal Global Director of Policy & Communications 2009-04-01 2017-07-01 full-time [16] Based in Cambridge
Jeffery McManus Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Jeremy Welsh Loveman Research Assistant 2009-06-01 2010-10-01 [1], [17]
Jinu Koola Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Joey Neggers Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Jonathan Mazumdar Research Assistant 2009-01-01 2010-01-01 [1], [18]
Jonathan Robinson Affiliate researcher 2009-03-01 associate [6]
Joseph Shields Research Assistant 2008-07-01 2009-08-01 [2], [19]
Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Karthik Muralidharan Affiliate researcher 2009-03-01 associate [6]
Kudzai Takavarasha Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Laura Bretea Administrative Manager 2009-10-01 [1]
Libby Abbott Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Mark Fiorello Country Director (Acting) 2009-07-01 2010-07-01 [20]
Mark Fiorello Project Associate 2009-03-01 2009-07-01 [20]
Mark Fiorello Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Melanie Wasserman Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Michael Eddy Research Assistant 2008-07-01 2009-07-01 [2], [21]
Michael Eddy Research Manager & Training Coordinator 2009-07-01 2010-08-01 [21] Based in Chile
Michael Mueller Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Mihika Chatterjee Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Nikhil Jain Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Nina Guyon Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Pankaj Verma Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Parendi Mehta Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Paribhasha Sharma Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Patrick Mayne Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Pronita Saxena Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Raissa Fabregas-Robles Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Richard McDowell Research Analyst 2009-07-01 2011-06-01 [1], [22]
Rudmila Rahman Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Selvan Kumar Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Suzy Chaos Administrative Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Theresa Chen Team Leader 2009-03-01 [2]
Tricia Gonwa Senior Project Manager 2009-03-01 [2]
Tristan Reeda Research Assistant 2008-01-01 2009-01-01 [2], [23]
Vandana Sharma Coordinator for Public 2009-03-01 [24], [25]
Vandana Sharma Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Vera Chiodi Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Veronique Fradin Research Assistant 2009-10-01 [1]
Victor Pouliquen Research Assistant 2009-03-01 [2]
Vipin Awatramani Research Assistant 2009-06-01 2010-04-01 [1], [26]
William Pariente Post-Doctoral Fellow 2009-03-01 [2]
Yashas Vaidya Research Associate 2009-06-01 2011-07-01 [1], [27]
Yogendra Rajyaguru Contractor 2009-08-01 contractor [28] Based in Gujarat, India
Zakaria Siddiqui Research Associate 2009-06-01 2010-09-01 [1], [29]

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Name Creation date Description

Center for Global Development

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Dana Alsen Office Manager 2009-02-01 [30]
Desmond Bermingham Visiting Fellow 2009-02-01 [30]
John Simon Visiting Fellow 2009-02-01 [30]
Lauren Konopacz Intern 2009-02-01 intern [30]
Lauren Young Research Assistant 2009-02-01 [30]
Lawrence MacDonald Vice President, Communications and Policy Outreach 2009-02-01 [30]
Nora Lustig Nonresident Senior Fellow 2009-07-01 [31]
Owen McCarthy Research Assistant 2009-02-01 [30]
Timo Mahn Intern 2009-02-01 intern [30]
Veronica Gonzales Research Assistant 2009-02-01 [30]

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Name Creation date Description

Flowers Laboratory

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
David Filliat Permanent researcher 2009-01-01 full-time [32], [33]
Thomas Cederborg 2009-01-01 2013-01-01 AGI organization [34]

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Future of Humanity Institute

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Toby Ord Senior Research Fellow 2009-09-01 2024-04-16 [35], [36], [37], [38]

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Give Directly

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Jeremy Shapiro Director 2009-01-01 2012-01-01 [39], [40]
Michael Faye Director 2009-06-01 [39], [41]

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GiveWell

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Natalie Crispin Research Analyst 2009-07-01 2013-01-08 full-time [42], [43], [44] Biography explicitly states joined as Research Analyst in July 2009; listed under Full-time staff. Displayed as Natalie Stone before April 2012, Natalie Stone Crispin in April–June, and Natalie Crispin from July; identical biography and July 2009 joining date establish continuity. Last observed in this position 2013-01-08; first subsequent absence or title change 2013-02-08. End date records last observed presence.

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Giving What We Can

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Toby Ord Founder 2009-01-01 [45]

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Name Creation date Description

Methuselah Foundation

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Andrzej Bartke Co-chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board 2009-02-01 [46]
Craig A. Cooney Co-chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board 2009-02-01 [46]
Roger Holzberg Executive Advisory Board 2009-02-01 board member [46]

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SENS Research Foundation

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Aubrey de Grey Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer 2009-01-01 2021-08-01 [47], [48], [49]
Barbara Logan Board member 2009-01-01 2025-06-23 board member [50], [51], [52]
Ben Zealley Researcher 2009-03-01 2025-06-23 [53], [54], [52]
Horacio Ramirez Research Consultant 2009-02-01 2009-12-01 [55]
Jeff Hall Co-Founder 2009-01-01 2012-01-18 [47], [56], [57]
Keith Causey Engineer/Roboticist 2009-04-01 2009-08-01 [58] As part of his responsibilities, he was in charge of arranging and creating experimental equipment, taking care of the animal test subjects, and configuring the laboratory.
Kevin Perrott Co-Founder and Treasurer 2009-03-01 2025-06-23 [59], [60], [52]
Lorenzo Albanello Researcher 2009-02-01 2011-09-01 [61], [62], [56]
Maria Entraigues Global Outreach Coordinator 2009-01-01 2021-09-01 [63], [64]
Michael Kope Founding Chief Executive Officer 2009-01-01 2009-11-01 [65], [47]
Sarah Marr Executive Vice President 2009-01-01 2011-10-01 [66]

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The Humane League

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Lydia Chaudhry Operations Support & Volunteer Coordinator 2009-01-01 2015-01-01 [67], [68]

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Name Creation date Description

Machine Intelligence Research Institute

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes

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Name Creation date Description
The Uncertain Future 2009-10-01 A tool to model future technology and its effect on civilization. For more about the history of the site, see [69].
LessWrong Wiki 2009-03-12 A companion wiki to the community blog LessWrong. The wiki has pages about AI safety.
LessWrong 2009-02-01 A community blog about rationality, decision theory, AI, updates to MIRI, among other topics.