Comparison of organizations for 2014

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Carnegie Mellon University

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Noam Brown Computer science PhD student 2014-01-01 2020-12-31 position technical research graduate student [1], [2] One of the Open Philanthropy Project 2018 AI Fellows.

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Stanford University

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Stefano Ermon Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science 2014-11-01 [3], [4], [5] One of 10 AGI Safety Researchers of 2018 that were awarded over $2 million by future of life institute, also one of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project
Michael Webb PhD Candidate 2014-09-01 [3], [6], [7] One of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project

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The Australian National University

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Michael Cohen Master of Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering 2014-01-01 2018-12-31 position [8], [9] Recipient of AI Scholarships

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80,000 Hours

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Carl Shulman Advisor 2014-11-17 advisor [10]
Isaac Lewis Lead Web Developer 2013-07-24 2014-11-17 [11], [12], [13]
Jacob Trefethen Head of the Cambridge Chapter 2013-03-01 2014-03-01 [14], [11], [12] According to wayback snapshots, Jacob Trefethen first appeared on the team page in July 2013
Jess Whittlestone Advisor 2014-11-17 advisor [10]
Matthew van der Merwe Head of the Cambridge Student Group 2014-03-01 2015-03-01 volunteer [15], [16], [13] According to wayback snapshots, Matthew van der Merwe first appeared on the team page in November 2014
Max Siegel Head of the Princeton Chapter 2013-07-24 2014-11-17 [11], [12], [13]
Owen Cotton-Barratt Advisor 2014-11-17 advisor [16], [13]
Peter Hartree Technical Director 2014-11-17 2015-11-26 [17], [18]
Tom Ash Director of Operations 2012-09-24 2014-11-17 [19], [20], [13]

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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
Adam Osman Scientific Director 2014-10-01 [21]
Aditya Rayala Program Manager: Policy, Administration, and Management 2014-12-01 [22] Based in Bhubaneswar
Alison Fahey Policy Manager 2014-09-01 2016-12-01 [23] Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Amanda Dawes Senior Research Manager 2013-06-01 2014-06-01 [24] Based in Chile
Amanda Kohn Girard Senior Design Associate 2014-08-01 2016-12-01 [25]
Anas Khan Field Manager 2014-03-01 [26]
Anna Yalouris Policy Associate 2013-01-01 2014-06-01 [27]
Ashleigh Morrell Policy and Training Associate 2014-10-01 2015-12-01 [28]
Avadhanula Karthik Software Development Consultant 2014-03-01 2014-08-01 full-time [29] Based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Avadhanula Karthik Software Engineer 2014-09-01 2017-04-01 full-time [29] Based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Berta Bickart Executive Assistant 2009-09-01 2014-01-01 [30], [31]
Diva Dhar Associate Director 2013-01-01 2014-01-01 [32]
Jenna Juwono Senior Research Associate 2014-02-01 2015-08-01 [33] Based in Jakarta
Koushik Kumar Data Entry Operator 2014-11-01 [34]
Laura Feeney Research Manager 2014-10-01 2016-06-01 [35]
Manaswini Rao Research Manager; Senior Research Manager 2011-06-01 2014-06-01 [36]
Mano P. Policy Consultant 2014-08-01 2015-12-01 [37] Based in New Delhi Area, India
Pragnya Mohanty Office Manager 2014-03-01 2020-05-01 [38] Based in Bhubaneswar
Prathap Kasina Assistant Director, Research 2012-02-01 2014-05-01 [39]
Putul Gupta Research Associate 2013-05-01 2014-09-01 full-time [40]
Putul Gupta Research Manager 2014-10-01 2017-02-01 full-time [40]
Quentin Daviot Investigator 2014-11-01 2015-02-01 [41] Based in Paris, France
Raul Ranjan BEP 2014-04-01 [42] Based in Patna, Bihar, India
Raul Ranjan Field Monitor 2014-03-01 2016-03-01 [42] Based in Chapara
Saroj Karan Project Associate 2014-03-01 full-time [43] Based in India
Silky Dalal Project Consultant 2014-08-01 [44]
Sunder Singh Field Manager 2014-03-01 2015-08-01 [45] Based in Delhi, India
Tithee Mukhopadhyay Research Manager 2014-06-01 2015-05-01 [46] Based in Bangalore, India
Victor Pouliquen Research Manager 2010-12-01 2014-06-01 [47]
Vijendra Singh Project Associate 2014-10-01 [48] Based in Bhopal Area, India
Vivek Vaidhya Filed Monitor 2014-10-01 2015-03-01 [49] Based in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Vivek Vaidhya Project Associate 2014-10-01 [49] Based in Surat, Gujarat, India

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Animal Charity Evaluators

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Alexa Zmich Communications Intern 2014-01-31 2014-06-01 intern [50], [51]
Amanda Lueke Research Intern 2014-06-01 2014-08-01 intern [51], [52]
Eric Herboso Communications Manager 2013-05-01 2014-11-01 full-time [50], [53]
Eric Herboso SysAdmin 2014-11-01 2015-05-01 full-time [53], [54]
Erika Alonso Communications Intern 2014-04-01 2014-08-01 intern [51], [52], [55]
Erika Alonso Communications Manager 2014-11-01 2015-12-01 full-time [53], [56]
Erika Alonso Digital Media Manager 2014-08-01 2014-11-01 full-time [52], [53]
Erika Alonso Director of Communications 2014-04-01 2021-04-01 full-time [56], [57]
Gary Shapiro Volunteer 2014-01-31 2015-05-01 volunteer [50]
Glen Watson Research Intern 2014-11-01 2015-02-01 intern [53], [58]
Jacy Reese Board Aide 2014-12-01 2015-05-01 board member [59], [54]
Jason Kirschner Volunteer 2014-01-31 2015-04-08 volunteer [50], [60]
Jay Quigley General Intern 2014-06-01 2014-08-01 intern [51], [52]
Krisztina Filep Volunteer 2014-01-31 2015-05-01 volunteer [50]
Louis Fletcher Research Intern 2014-06-01 intern [50], [51]
Max Carpendale Research Intern 2014-09-01 2015-02-01 intern [61], [53], [58] The “research” descriptor was added in November 2014.
Peter Hurford Volunteer 2014-06-01 2015-05-01 volunteer [51], [54]
Queenie Tsui Communications Intern 2014-09-01 2015-02-01 intern [61], [58]
Renee Shamloo Research Intern 2014-06-01 2014-08-01 intern [51], [52]
Tonja Wright Operations Intern 2014-11-01 2015-03-01 intern [53], [62]
Venky Kannan Volunteer 2014-11-01 volunteer [50], [53]

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AI Impacts

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Katja Grace Researcher 2014-02-01 2020-02-01 position part-time [63]

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Centre for Effective Altruism

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
George McGowan Operations Intern 2014-05-01 2015-03-01 intern [64]
Kerry Vaughan 2014-11-01 2016-02-01 full-time [65], [66] February 2016 is the first month for which verification exists for the end of this position, but since the CEA team page has no snapshots for all of 2015, the position could have ended anywhere from end of 2014 to early 2016.
Marek Duda Assistant Executive Director 2014-08-01 2016-02-01 full-time [67], [66] February 2016 is the first month for which verification exists for the end of this position, but since the CEA team page has no snapshots for all of 2015, the position could have ended anywhere from end of 2014 to early 2016.
Sophie Gammage Research Analyst 2014-09-01 2014-10-01 [68]
Tom Ash Director of Operations 2012-07-01 2014-04-01 full-time [69], [70], [67]
Tonja Wright Operations Intern 2014-11-01 2015-02-01 intern [71]

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Effective Altruism Forum 2014-09-10 A community blog about effective altruism which often has posts about AI safety. The forum was announced on LessWrong by Ryan Carey [72].

Center for Global Development

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Alice Lépissier Research Associate 2014-10-01 [73]
Allison Grossman Executive Assistant to the President 2014-10-01 [73]
Amanda Beatty Senior Associate 2014-10-01 [73]
Amanda Leverett Events Manager 2014-10-01 [73]
Anna Diofasi Research Assistant 2014-10-01 [73]
Ben Leo Director of Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Program and Senior Fellow 2014-02-01 [74]
Brian Javier Cevallos Fujiy Research Assistant 2014-10-01 [73]
Casey Dunning Senior Policy Analyst 2014-02-01 [74]
Catalina Geib Program Assistant 2014-10-01 [73]
Christian Meyer Research Assistant 2012-04-01 2014-06-01 [75], [76]
Cynthia Rathinasamy Program Coordinator 2014-10-01 [73]
Dan Morrow Visiting Fellow 2014-02-01 [74]
David Wheeler Senior Fellow Emeritu 2014-02-01 [74]
Elizabeth O"Connell Senior Officer of Institutional Advancement 2014-10-01 [73]
Ellen Mackenzie Chief Financial Officer and Director for Operations 2014-02-01 [74]
Faraz Haqqi Research Assistant 2014-10-01 [73]
Hiroaki Matsuura Visiting Fellow 2014-02-01 [74]
Jennifer Richmond Research Assistant 2014-10-01 [73]
John Osterman Acting Head of Communications 2014-11-01 [77]
Jonah Busch Resident Fellow 2014-02-01 [74]
Julian Palma Intern 2014-10-01 intern [73]
Kalifi Ferretti Research Assistant 2014-02-01 [74]
Kevin Diasti Intern 2014-02-01 intern [74]
Kevin Ummel Visiting Senior Associate 2014-02-01 [74]
Lauren Post Media Relations Associate 2014-10-01 [73]
Martin Ravallion Non-Resident Fellows 2014-02-01 [74]
Matt Collin Postdoctoral Fellow 2014-11-01 [77]
Matt Collin Visiting Fellow 2014-02-01 [74]
Matthew Kelleher Office Assistant 2014-02-01 [74]
Mercedes Pepper Institutional Advancement Associate 2014-02-01 [74]
Mujobu Moyo Visiting Fellow 2014-02-01 [74]
Robert Morello Research Assistant 2014-02-01 [74]
Sara del Fierro Program Assistant 2014-02-01 [74]
Sara Godfrey Operations Manager for Europe 2014-10-01 [73]
Scott Morris Senior Associate 2014-02-01 [74]
Scott Weathers Intern 2014-02-01 intern [74]
Stephanie Dorman Program Coordinator 2014-10-01 [73]
Sulayman Gibba IT Support Specialist 2014-02-01 [74]
Tendai Biti Visiting Fellow 2014-02-01 [74]
Theodore Talbot Research Associate 2014-10-01 [73]
William Cline Senior Fellow Emeritu 2014-02-01 [74]
Yeshashwork Tadesse Communications Intern 2014-10-01 intern [73]
Yi Xu Intern 2014-10-01 intern [73]

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Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh Executive Director 2014-10-01 2019-04-01 position [78], [79], [80], [81], [82], [83], [84], [85]

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Center for Applied Rationality

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Davis Kingsley Operations Intern 2014-01-01 2014-03-01 intern [86]
Davis Kingsley Operations and Finance 2014-03-02 2016-10-01 full-time [86]

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Flowers Laboratory

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Adrien Matricon PhD researcher 2014-12-01 2018-07-01 [87]
Alexandre Gepperth Permanent Researcher 2014-03-13 AGI organization [88], [89]
Didier Roy Associate Member 2014-03-13 2016-04-15 AGI organization [88], [90]
Nicolas Jahier Administrative Assistant 2014-03-13 2016-04-15 AGI organization [88], [90]
Panagiotis Papadakis Postdoctoral researcher 2014-01-01 2017-01-01 AGI organization [91], [92], [90]
Pierre Rouanet Engineer 2014-03-13 2016-04-15 AGI organization [88], [90]
Nicolas Rabault Engineer 2014-11-01 2016-11-01 AGI organization [91], [92], [93]
Matthieu Lapeyre Engineer 2014-09-01 2016-08-01 AGI organization [91], [92], [94]
Guillaume Duceux PhD student 2011-01-01 2014-01-01 AGI organization [91], [92], [89]
Baptiste Busch PhD student 2014-01-01 2017-01-01 AGI organization [91], [92], [95]
Gennaro Raiola PhD student 2014-01-01 2017-01-01 AGI organization [91], [92], [95]
Alexandra Delmas PhD student 2014-01-01 AGI organization [91], [92]
Céline Craye PhD student 2014-01-01 2017-01-01 AGI organization [91], [92], [95]
Adrien Matricon PhD student 2014-01-01 2016-04-15 AGI organization [91], [92], [90]
Louis-Charles Caron PhD student 2011-01-01 2014-01-01 AGI organization [96]
Louis-Charles Caron PhD student 2011-01-01 2014-01-01 AGI organization [96]
Jonathan Grizou 2011-01-01 2014-01-01 AGI organization [96]
Olivier Mangin 2010-01-01 2014-01-01 AGI organization [96]

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Future of Life Institute

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Ales Flidr Volunteer 2014-04-01 2015-12-01 volunteer [97], [98]
Anthony Aguirre Executive Director and co-founder 2014-05-01 board member [99], [100], [101], [102]
Jaan Tallinn Co-Founder 2014-05-01 board member [103], [102]
Jesse Galef Program Manager 2014-01-01 2015-01-01 [104]
Meia Chita-Tegmark Co-Founder 2014-05-01 board member [99], [105], [102]
Richard Mallah Director of AI Projects 2014-04-01 2022-10-01 [106]
Victoria Krakovna Co-Founder 2014-03-01 board member [107], [102]

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Global Catastrophic Risk Institute

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Arden Rowell Research Associate 2013-01-01 2014-11-30 GCR organization associate [108], [109]

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Give Directly

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Andrew Agumba Associate Field Manager (Field Operations) 2014-03-01 2015-10-01 [110], [111] Based in Kisumu, Kenia
Andrew Agumba Senior Field Officer(Field Operations) 2014-01-01 2014-03-01 [112], [111] Based in Kisumu, Kenia
Beryl Ondiek Data Manager 2014-10-01 [110]
Betty Inau Field Officer 2014-05-01 [113]
Carolina Toth Kenya Field Director 2013-05-01 2014-05-01 [114], [115]
Carolina Toth Manager, People and Partnerships 2014-05-01 2015-02-01 [116], [115]
Collins Ogugu Field Officer 2014-10-01 2015-11-01 part-time [117] Based in Siaya
Emmanuel Okello Associate Field Manager 2014-10-01 [110], [118] Based in Uganda
Erick Oyier Associate Field Manager 2014-02-01 2019-02-01 [110], [119] Based in Uganda
Hemant Taneja Advisor 2014-01-01 advisor [112]
Jacquelline Fuller Director 2014-09-01 [120], [121]
Joe Huston Kenya Field Director 2014-03-01 2015-06-01 [122], [123] Based in Kisumu, Kenya
Lawrence Juma Project Associate 2014-03-01 2017-02-01 [112], [124] Based in Kisumu, Kenia
Melissa Harpool Outreach Coordinator 2014-03-01 [122], [125], [126]
Paul Brest Advisor 2014-01-01 advisor [112]
Peter Ochola Field Officer 2014-10-01 [127]
Rebecca Lange Program Assistant 2014-01-01 [112]
Stuart Skeates Managing Director 2014-02-01 2015-07-01 [128], [129] Based in Mbale, Uganda
Tom Oselu Community Development 2014-10-01 [130]
William Meehan Advisor 2014-01-01 2018-12-01 advisor [120], [131]

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GiveWell

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Ben Hoffman Research Analyst 2014-11-03 2015-12-01 full-time [132], [133]
Christine Tsang Research Analyst 2014-11-03 2014-12-17 full-time [132], [134]
Devin Jacob Operations Associate 2014-09-01 2018-07-05 full-time [135], [136]
Devin Jacob Administrative Assistant and Conversation Notes Writer 2014-11-03 2015-05-01 full-time [132], [135]
Jacy Reese Summer Research Analyst 2014-05-01 2014-08-01 intern [137]
Lila Rieber Conversation Notes Writer 2014-03-01 2014-07-01 [138]
Martin Lucas Independent Contractor 2014-02-01 2014-05-01 contractor [139]
Michael Kohm Research Analyst 2014-06-01 2014-08-01 [140] Position listed for Open Philanthropy Project, but the listed projects (“Iron/Malaria Campaigns”, “Donor Outreach”) sound more like GiveWell work. I can’t find any more information about this person.
Milan Griffes Research Analyst 2014-08-01 2016-05-09 full-time [132], [141]
Nick Beckstead Research Analyst 2014-12-17 2016-09-01 full-time [134], [142]
Nick Wilson Writer 2014-01-01 2015-01-01 [143]
Rebecca Raible Research Analyst 2014-11-03 2016-12-01 full-time [132], [144]
Rob Reich Board member 2014-01-16 2019-04-02 board member [145]
Ruth Levine Research Analyst 2014-06-01 2014-08-01 [146]
Shayna Strom Director, U.S. Policy 2014-07-06 2015-02-08 full-time [147], [148]
Taylor Smith Contractor 2014-03-01 2018-09-01 [149], [150]
Tyler Heishman Research Analyst 2014-11-03 2016-08-01 full-time [132], [151]

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Lifespan Extension Advocacy Foundation

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Keith Comito President 2014-03-01 board member [152], [153]
Apneet Jolly Vice President 2014-03-01 board member [152], [154]
Oliver Medvedik Secretary 2014-04-01 [152], [155]
Oliver Medvedik Vice President 2014-04-01 board member [156], [155]

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Mercy For Animals

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Nikki Bollaert Director of Development 2014-02-01 2016-03-01 [157], [158]
Cindy Harris Major & Planned Gifts Officer 2014-06-01 2015-07-01 [159]
Susan Weingartner Director Of Special Eventsr 2014-04-01 [160]
Susan Weingartner Events Manager 2014-04-01 [160]
Kyle Fujisawa Investigations and Research Associate 2014-10-01 2016-09-01 [157], [161]
Alan Darer Education Project Coordinator 2014-06-01 2016-07-01 [157], [162]
Jaime Surenkamp Director of Corporate Outreach 2013-08-01 2014-12-01 [163]

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Metaculus

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Carroll Wainwright Cofounder, data scientist, and software engineer 2014-10-01 [164], [165], [166]

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Machine Intelligence Research Institute

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Anja Heinisch Research Associate 2013-05-01 2014-02-01 [167], [168]
Benya Fallenstein Research Associate 2013-05-01 2014-02-01 position [167], [169]
Benya Fallenstein Research Fellow 2014-06-01 position [170], [3], [171], [172]
Christine Peterson General Advisor 2014-08-27 2018-05-28 [173], [174]
Eliezer Yudkowsky Senior Research Fellow 2014-08-01 position board member [175], [172]
Elizabeth Morningstar Executive Assistant 2014-04-01 2015-04-01 position general [176]
James Miller Research Advisor 2013-08-01 2014-08-01 [177]
Joshua Fox Research Associate 2013-05-01 2014-02-01 [167], [168]
Katja Grace Research Assistant 2014-02-01 2016-02-01 position [178], [179] She first appears on the team page in June 2014.
Lila Rieber Research Assistant 2014-03-01 2014-04-01 position [138]
Liron Shapira General Advisor 2014-06-01 2017-03-01 position [180]
Louie Helm Deputy Director 2012-11-01 2014-08-01 position [181], [175]
Malo Bourgon Project Manager 2012-11-01 2014-06-01 position [181], [170]
Malo Bourgon Program Management Analyst 2014-06-01 2016-03-04 position [170], [182]
Matthew Fallshaw Board Director 2014-10-01 2018-09-01 position [183], [184]
Nate Soares Research Fellow 2014-01-04 2015-05-30 position full-time [185], [186], [168]
Nicolas Gagné Intern 2014-04-01 2014-08-31 position intern [187]
Peter Thiel General Advisor 2014-06-01 2016-03-01 position [180], [188]
Randal Koene Research Advisor 2013-08-01 2014-08-01 [177]
Seth Baum Research Advisor 2013-08-01 2014-08-01 [177], [173]
Tsvi Benson-Tilsen Research Staff 2014-10-01 2017-07-01 position [189], [190]
Vipul Naik 2014-01-15 2014-08-01 position [191]
Vladimir Nesov Research Associate 2013-05-01 2014-02-01 [167], [168]

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Intelligent Agent Foundations Forum 2014-11-04 A forum for technical AI safety research. The source code is hosted on GitHub [192]. The timestamp on the introductory post [193] gives the launch date.

New Incentives

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Chloe Hannah Illustrator 2014-01-01 [194], [195]
Edidiong Essien Field Officer 2014-09-01 2015-09-01 [196] Based in Uyo
Svetha Janumpalli Founder and CEO 2014-05-01 [197], [198]
Toyin Adelana Field Officer 2014-09-01 2015-09-01 [199] Based in Akwa Ibom

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One for the World

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Joshua McCann Executive Committee 2014-03-01 [200], [201]
Joshua McCann Co-Founder 2014-03-01 [202], [201], [200]
Kate Epstein Co-Founder 2012-01-01 2014-12-31 [202], [200]
Kate Epstein Executive Committee 2012-01-01 2014-12-31 [200], [202], [203]
Rossa O’Keffe-O’Donovan Board Member 2014-04-01 board member [202], [204]
Liz Stiverson OFTW MEMBER 2014-04-01 [205]

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Open Philanthropy

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Cari Tuna President 2014-08-01 full-time [206], [207], [208]
Dustin Moskovitz Co-Founder & Chairman 2014-08-01 [209]
Holden Karnofsky Project Lead 2014-08-01 2017-06-01 [210]
Nick Beckstead Research Analyst 2014-12-01 2015-12-01 [211]

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Raising for Effective Giving

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Liv Boeree Co-founder 2014-06-01 [212], [213], [214]
Igor Kurganov Co-founder 2014-06-01 [212], [215], [214] Co-founded REG and leads the organization.
Phil Gruissem Co-founder 2014-06-01 [212], [214] Co-founded REG after hosting a matching challenge.
Stefan Huber Co-founder 2014-06-01 [212], [214] Came up with the REG concept after hosting a fundraiser.
Liv Boeree Co-founder, Ambassador, Advisor 2014-06-01 advisor [216], [217], [218]
Adriano Mannino Chairman 2014-07-01 [216], [219]
Lukas Gloor Board member 2014-07-01 2017-01-01 [216], [220]
Philipp Gruissem Board member 2014-07-01 2017-02-01 [216], [218]
Renae Garcia Board member 2014-07-01 2017-02-01 [216], [218]
Stefan Huber Board member 2014-07-01 2017-02-01 [216], [218]
Tobias Pulver Executive Director 2014-08-01 2016-08-01 [221], [222], [223]

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Reducetarian Foundation

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Brian Kateman President and Co-Founder 2014-10-01 [224], [225], [226]
Tyler Alterman Board Member 2014-08-01 board member [227], [228], [226]
Tyler Alterman Vice-President and Co-Founder 2014-01-01 2022-01-01 [224], [229]

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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
David Chambers Outreach Coordinator 2014-01-01 [230]
Ethan Bassin Summer Scholar 2014-06-01 2014-08-01 [231] proved that the attachment of primary endothelial cells in vitro was enhanced by the conjugation of antibodies, which is a significant milestone towards the implantation of a bioengineered kidney using a patient's own cell sources.
Gabor Forgacs Research Advisory Board 2014-10-19 board member [232], [233], [234]
Ghezal Beliakoff Staff Researcher, LysoSENS 2012-04-01 2014-12-01 [235], [230]
Hana Lejmi Research Assistant 2014-03-01 2014-11-01 [236]
Jacques Mathieu Extramural Researcher 2005-06-01 2014-12-01 [237], [238]
James Smith SENS Research Foundation Scholar 2014-07-01 2014-10-01 [239]
Jayanthi Vengalam Research Scientist 2014-01-01 [230]
Jed Lye Student Internship 2013-12-01 2014-12-01 intern [240] Remote work. Literature review based internship
Jerri Barrett Vice President of Outreach 2014-12-01 [241]
Karina Liker Talreja Summer Research Scholar 2014-06-01 2014-09-01 [242] She worked with the LysoSENS team to create a cell model of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using RNAi-transfected cells to test the effect of a lysosomal enzyme on diseased cells. They conducted tissue culture work with human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) ARPE-19 cells, and used western blotting and immunofluorescent staining to compare the expression of key proteins in aged and non-aged cells. The author also led presentations on the project progress, drafted research reports, and presented a poster at the SRF “Rejuvenation Biotechnology” conference in Santa Clara, CA.
Kathleen Powers Research Scientist 2014-12-01 [243]
Lisa Fabiny Kiser Operations Manager 2013-10-01 2014-12-01 [244]
Lisa Fabiny Kiser Director of Operations 2014-12-01 2018-06-01 [244]
Rebecca Jones Summer Scholar 2014-06-01 2014-09-01 intern [245] She analyzed academic literature on experimental advances in bio-engineering products and identified key translational challenges, requiring high attention to detail. They delivered practical solutions for a more informed long-term bio-manufacturing strategy. The author presented their findings at the SRF Rejuvenation Biotechnologies Conference in Santa Clara, CA, and gained a Master Project based on the results delivered during the internship.
Tanya Jones Chief Operating Officer 2012-08-01 2014-08-01 [246]

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Sentience Politics

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Adriano Mannino Co-Founder 2014-01-01 [247], [219]
Philipp Ryf Project Manager 2014-09-01 2016-02-01 [247], [248]

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The Humane League

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Aaron Ross Director of Campaigns 2014-01-01 [249]
Adam Peditto Video Producer 2014-01-01 [250], [251]
Andrea Gunn National Grassroots Director 2014-06-01 2015-12-01 [252], [253]
David Coman-Hidy Executive Director 2014-05-01 [249]
Elyssa Diehl South Florida Grassroots Director 2014-08-01 2016-06-01 [254], [255]
Ethan Dussault Dallas Director 2014-01-01 [249]
Heather Bolint Seattle Director 2014-09-01 2017-06-01 [256], [257] Based in Seattle
Jennifer Peck Director of Operations 2014-01-01 2014-12-18 [249]
Kate St. John Baltimore Director 2014-01-01 [249]
Lydia Chaudhry Organizer, Philadelphia Vegfest 2014-01-01 2015-01-01 [258]
Michelle Kucerak Vice President. Development 2014-12-01 2018-12-01 [259], [260]
Rachel Black Volunteer 2014-01-01 2019-02-01 volunteer [261]
Rachel Huff-Wagenborg Seattle Director 2014-05-01 [249], [262]
Rachel Huff-Wagenborg Vice President of Operations 2014-01-01 [259], [262]
Stephanie Crumley Boston Director 2014-01-01 2015-07-01 [249], [263]
Stephanie Frankle San Francisco Grassroots Director 2014-01-01 2016-06-01 [249], [264]
Taylor Ford Corporate Campaigns Manager 2014-12-01 2017-04-01 [256], [265]

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Rethink Charity

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Effective Altruism Forum 2014-09-10 A community blog about effective altruism which often has posts about AI safety. The forum was announced on LessWrong by Ryan Carey [72].