Comparison of organizations for 2012

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Stanford University

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Percy Liang Assistant Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Statistics 2012-09-01 [1], [2], [3] One of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project

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The New School

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Peter Asaro Director of Graduate Programs, School of Media Studies 2012-07-01 2015-01-30 [3], [4] One of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project

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Georgia Institute of Technology

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Fuxin Li Research Scientist 2012-12-01 2015-09-01 technical research [3], [5] One of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project

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University of Oxford

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Michael Wooldridge Professor of Computer Science 2012-06-01 [3], [6], [7], [8] One of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project

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University of Illinois at Chicago

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Brian Ziebart Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science 2012-10-01 2018-08-30 [3], [9], [10] One of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project

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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
Anna Salamon Co-founder 2012-01-01 [11], [12], [13] One of 37 AGI Safety Researchers of 2015 funded by donations from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy Project
Gwern Branwen 2012-01-01 2012-12-31 [14]
Julia Galef President and cofounder 2012-01-01 [15], [16], [17]
Kenzi Amodei Operations Manager 2012-05-01 2014-02-01 [15], [18], [19]
Kenzi Amodei Curriculum Developer & Head of Operations 2012-05-01 [20], [17]

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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
Abbie Taylor Head of the Oxford Chapter 2012-06-01 2013-09-01 [21]
Andreas Mogensen Legal and Financial 2012-09-24 2013-04-10 [22], [23], [24]
Ashley Dodge Events Team Member 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [26]
Carl Shulman Director of Careers Research 2011-11-01 2012-01-15 advisor [27], [28]
David Leon Web content writer and editor 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [29]
Eric Gastfriend Online social network developer 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [30]
George McGowan Human Resources 2012-09-24 2013-04-10 [22], [23], [24]
Ilan Fischer Head of the Yale Chapter 2012-09-24 2013-06-24 [22], [23], [31]
Jake Nebel Head of the Princeton Chapter 2012-09-24 2013-07-24 [22], [23], [31]
Jess Whittlestone Research Director 2012-10-01 2013-04-10 [32], [33], [24] According to wayback snapshots, Jess Whittlestone first appeared on the team page in April 2013
Joey Savoie Market Research 2012-09-24 2013-02-07 [34], [35], [36]
Karwai Ng Marketing 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [29]
Lisanne Pueschel Website launch helper 2011-11-01 2012-08-24 [25], [37]
Mark Lee Director of Strategy, 80,000 Hours’ parent charitable company 2012-02-01 2012-09-24 [38], [35]
Matt Gibb Cofounder and technical advisor 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [30]
Matt Wright Logistics 2012-09-24 2013-04-10 [22], [23], [24]
Max Deacon Finance Manager for the Centre for Effective Altruism, 80,000 Hours’ parent charitable company 2012-02-01 2012-09-24 [38], [23]
Max Harris Events Manager 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [26]
Niel Bowerman Fundraiser 2012-01-15 2012-08-24 [39], [25]
Niel Bowerman Recruitment and Off-line Community 2012-09-24 2012-09-24 [26]
Sebastian Farquhar Content Manager 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [37]
Tom Ash Director of Operations 2012-09-24 2014-11-17 [22], [23], [40]
Tom Rowlands Communications Director 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [27], [23]
Vicky Clayton Researcher 2011-11-01 2012-09-24 [25], [26]

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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
Amanda Dawes Research Associate 2011-03-01 2012-05-01 [41], [42] Based in Chile
Amanda Dawes Research Manager 2012-06-01 2013-06-01 [42] Based in Chile
Anna Yalouris Policy Analyst 2010-08-01 2012-12-01 [43], [44]
Aparna Krishnan Executive Director 2009-08-01 2012-03-01 [45], [46]
Atonu Rabbani Affiliate, Urban Services Initiative 2012-11-01 [47]
Bastien Michel Finance Manager 2011-10-01 2012-12-01 [48] Based in India
Claire Walsh Policy Analyst 2012-06-01 2013-06-01 [49] Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cristobal Marshall Policy Manager 2010-07-01 2012-12-01 [43], [50]
David Greenwood-Sanchez Research Associate 2011-07-01 2012-06-01 [41], [51]
Deepanshu Sharma Data Associate 2012-02-01 [52] Based in New Delhi
Dina Grossman Policy Analyst 2010-07-01 2012-07-01 [43], [53]
Harsh Singh Research Associate 2010-05-01 2012-06-01 [54], [55]
John Firth Research Associate 2010-01-01 2012-01-01 [54], [56]
Juliette Seban Research Assistant 2008-03-01 2012-11-01 [57], [58]
Kshitij Batra Research Associate 2010-06-01 2012-08-01 [54], [59]
María Eugenia Báez Research Manager 2010-10-01 2012-07-01 [41], [60]
María Ignacia Contreras Head of Research 2012-04-01 2013-02-01 [61]
María Ignacia Contreras Research Analyst 2010-03-01 2012-03-01 [41], [61]
Martin Abel Research Associate 2010-06-01 2012-10-01 [62], [63]
Neha Sharma Policy and Training Associate 2011-06-01 2012-07-01 [64], [65]
Nick Hagerty Research Analyst 2011-06-01 2012-06-01 [66] Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nikhil Wilmink Research Associate 2010-05-01 2012-10-01 [54], [67]
Pallavi Pandey Office Manager 2012-06-01 [68] Based in Patna
Prathap Kasina Assistant Director, Research 2012-02-01 2014-05-01 [69]
Prathap Kasina Research Manager 2010-04-01 2012-01-01 [54], [69]
Rachna Nag Chowdhuri Research Associate 2010-07-01 2012-06-01 [54], [70]
Rachna Nag Chowdhuri Research Manager 2012-06-01 2013-11-01 [70]
Radhika Jain Research Manager 2010-04-01 2012-06-01 [54], [71]
Ravi Gupta Research Associate 2010-06-01 2012-06-01 [54], [72]
Ruben Menon Assistant Director Finance and Admin 2012-06-01 [73] Based in Chennai Area, India
Santosh Kumar Sahoo Survey Coordinator 2012-04-01 [74]
Sarah Van Vliet Research Analyst 2011-01-01 2012-06-01 [62], [75]
Srinivasan Vasudevan Research Associate 2010-06-01 2012-05-01 [54], [76]
Subrata Bhattacharyya Data Manager 2010-08-01 2012-02-01 [54], [77]
Sunder Singh Project Associate 2012-03-01 full-time [78] Based in New Delhi Area, India
Vipin Awatramani Research Manager 2010-05-01 2012-03-01 [54], [79]
Vipin Awatramani Senior Research Manager 2012-04-01 [79]
Willa Brown Research Analyst 2010-12-01 2012-06-01 [62], [80]
Yuanjian Carla Li Research Associate 2010-09-01 2012-06-01 [54], [81]

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Albert Schweitzer Foundation

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Christoph Maisack Scientific Advisory Board 2012-05-01 advisor [82]
Erich Gräßer Scientific Advisory Board 2012-05-01 advisor [82]
Hans Hinrich Sambraus Scientific Advisory Board 2012-05-01 advisor [82]
Mahi Klosterhalfen Director 2012-05-01 [82]
Mahi Klosterhalfen Management & Administration President (team Germany) 2012-05-01 [83]
Rolf Hohensee Director 2012-05-01 [82]
Silja Kallsen-MacKenzie Director of Corporate Outreach (team Germany) 2012-01-01 2017-07-01 full-time [84]
Wolfgang Schindler Director 2012-05-01 [82]

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Against Malaria Foundation

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Jo Lines Advisor 2012-12-01 advisor [85]

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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
Callum Calvert Research Intern 2012-09-01 2012-09-30 intern [86]
Tom Ash Director of Operations 2012-07-01 2014-04-01 full-time [87], [88], [89]
Benjamin Todd Staff 2012-07-01 2016-08-01 [90], [91], [92]

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Center for Global Development

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Aaron King Communications Assistant 2012-05-01 [93]
Alejandro Foxley Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Alexandra Gordon Communications Assistant 2012-01-01 [95]
Alexis Sowa Senior Policy Analyst 2012-09-01 [94]
Alli Blount Intern 2012-05-01 intern [93]
Amaka Okechukwu Intern 2012-05-01 intern [93]
Andrew Zeitlin Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Anita Tung Intern 2012-09-01 intern [94]
Anna Moran Web Technology Manager 2012-01-01 [95]
Anna Scott Program Assistant 2012-05-01 [93]
Anna Sosdian Intern 2012-09-01 intern [94]
Ashoka Mody Non-Resident Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Beth Schwanke Senior Associate for Policy Outreach 2012-09-01 [94]
Billy Pizer Non-Resident Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Carlos Aramayo Intern 2012-09-01 intern [94]
Carola Pessino Visiting Fellow 2012-05-01 [93]
Casey Friedman Intern 2012-09-01 intern [94]
Catherine An Media Relations Associate 2012-05-01 [93]
Christian Meyer Research Assistant 2012-04-01 2014-06-01 [93], [96]
Clay Lowery Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Enrique Rueda-Sabater Visiting Fellow 2012-01-01 [95]
Francis Fukuyama Non-Resident Fellow 2012-05-01 [93]
Franck Wiebe Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Jessica Carsten Research Assistant 2012-09-01 [94]
Jing Cao Non-Resident Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
John May Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Kate Almquist Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Lant Pritchett Resident Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Laura Paler Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Maria Alejandra Amado Research Assistant 2012-01-01 [95]
Marla Spivack Director, Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Program 2012-09-01 [94]
Matt Andrews Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Michael Watkins Web Technology Manager 2012-01-01 [95]
Nigel Purvis Visiting Senior Associate 2012-05-01 [93]
Orin Levine Visiting Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Pretap Mehta Non-Resident Fellow 2012-09-01 [94]
Sarah Dykstra Research Assistant 2012-09-01 [94]
Sarah Jane Staats Director of Policy Outreach 2012-05-01 [93]
Sarah Jane Staats Director, Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Program 2012-09-01 [94]
Victoria Fan Resident Fellow 2012-01-01 [95]
Will McKitterick Research Assistant 2012-01-01 [95]
Youssoufou Congo Visiting Fellow 2012-01-01 [95]

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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
Daniel Dewey Research Fellow 2012-01-01 2015-01-01 [97], [98]

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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
Grant Wilson Deputy Director 2012-08-01 2013-04-30 GCR organization [99], [100] LinkedIn states working at GCRI until April of 2013 but listed on the GCRI about page until October 2018
Kaitlin Butler Research Associate 2012-11-01 2018-11-30 GCR organization associate [101], [102]
Tim Maher Associate 2012-06-01 2018-12-31 GCR organization associate [101], [103]
Kelly Hostetler Research Assistant 2011-01-01 2012-12-31 GCR organization [101]
Matt Moretto Research Assistant 2012-01-01 2012-12-31 GCR organization [101]

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Give Directly

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Chris Hughes Director 2012-01-01 2015-11-01 [104], [105]
Japheth Nyabera Field Officer 2012-11-01 [106]
Jeremy Shapiro Director 2009-01-01 2012-01-01 [107], [108]
Piali Mukhopadhyay Chief Operating Officer 2012-01-01 [104], [109]

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GiveWell

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Alexander Berger Research Analyst 2011-07-01 2012-11-20 full-time [110], [111]
Alexander Berger Senior Research Analyst 2012-12-01 2015-02-27 full-time [112], [113]
Ari Herman Board Treasurer 2010-06-09 2012-05-19 board member [114], [115]
Dan Heath Board member 2012-05-27 2013-01-21 board member [116], [117]
Eliza Scheffler Research Analyst 2012-07-27 2015-08-01 full-time [116], [118]
John Birchall Website Technical Support 2012-01-01 [119], [120]
Jonah Sinick Research Analyst 2012-03-01 2013-05-03 full-time [121], [122]
Lindy Miller Crane Board Vice-chair 2010-06-09 2012-05-19 board member [114], [115]
Rebecca Trupin Research Analyst 2012-07-19 2012-12-27 full-time [121], [112]
Stephanie Wykstra Research Analyst 2012-01-30 2012-12-27 full-time [123], [112]

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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Andrea Lapp Director of Events 2012-11-01 [124], [125]

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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
Sarah Von Alt Ohio Campaign Coordinator 2011-09-01 2012-01-01 [126]
Sarah Von Alt Western Outreach Coordinator 2012-01-01 2013-01-01 [126] Based in the Los Angeles area
Mikael Roldsgaard Nielsen Global Campaigns Manager 2012-05-01 [127]

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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
Alex Altair Research Fellow 2012-10-01 2013-05-01 [128], [129]
Alex Vermeer Program Management Analyst 2012-01-01 2018-04-01 position [130], [131], [132] First appeared on the team page in November 2013.
Andrew Rettek Volunteer Coordinator 2009-04-01 2012-08-01 position volunteer [133]
Cameron Taylor Project Manager 2012-03-01 2012-12-01 position [134]
Carl Shulman Research Fellow 2012-04-01 2013-09-01 position [135], [136]
Daniel Roth Singularity Summit Organized 2012-10-01 2012-10-31 position volunteer [137]
Erica Edelman Remote Executive Assistant 2012-01-01 2013-01-01 position general [138]
Gwern Branwen Research assistant 2012-01-01 2013-01-01 position [14]
Ioven Fables Executive Assistant 2012-11-01 2013-04-01 [139], [140]
Jake Miller Website Admin and Assitant 2012-01-01 2015-02-01 position [141]
Jonathan Wang Remote Researcher 2012-03-01 2012-07-01 position [142]
Kevin Fischer Board Director 2012-01-01 2015-08-01 [143], [144]
Liron Shapira Advisor 2012-06-01 2013-08-01 [145]
Louie Helm Deputy Director 2012-11-01 2014-08-01 position [139], [146]
Louie Helm Director of Development 2011-09-01 2012-11-01 position [147], [139]
Malo Bourgon Project Manager 2012-11-01 2014-06-01 position [139], [148]
Malo Bourgon Remote contractor 2012-01-01 2012-11-01 position [139]
Michael Vassar President 2009-03-01 2012-03-01 [149], [150]
Nickolai Leschov Executive Assistant 2012-03-01 position [151]
Patrick Robotham Mathematics Tutor 2012-10-01 2012-10-31 position volunteer [152]
Pedro Chaves Remote Researcher 2012-09-01 2013-01-01 position [153]
Pejman Makhfi Advisor 2012-01-01 2013-08-01 [154]
Ray Kurzweil Singularity Summit Co-Founder 2010-02-14 2012-08-01 position [155], [156]
Robert Zahra Board Director 2010-07-01 2012-01-01 [157], [143]
Stephen Barnes Intern 2012-12-01 2013-06-01 position intern [158]
Tomer Kagan Board Director 2012-01-01 2015-03-01 position [143], [159]
Topher Brennan Researcher 2012-08-01 2013-10-01 position [160]

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New Incentives

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Jesse Taggert Advisor 2012-12-01 2013-12-01 advisor [161], [162]
Scott Sherman Advisor 2012-06-01 advisor [163]

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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
Kate Epstein Co-Founder 2012-01-01 2014-12-31 [164], [165]
Kate Epstein Executive Committee 2012-01-01 2014-12-31 [165], [164], [166]

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Rethink Charity

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Person Title Start date End date AI safety relation Subject Employment type Source Notes
Peter Hurford President 2012-06-01 [167], [168]

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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
Alexandra Stolzing Research Advisory Board 2012-01-01 2016-03-03 [169], [170]
Austin Ray Research Intern 2012-02-01 2012-03-01 [171]
Daniel Kimbel Copywriter 2012-10-01 2013-10-01 [172], [173]
David Halvorsen Researcher; AI Mentor 2012-10-01 2013-01-16 [174], [173]
Gayathri Swaminathan Researcher 2012-10-01 2013-01-16 [173], [174]
Ghezal Beliakoff Staff Researcher, LysoSENS 2012-04-01 2014-12-01 [175], [176]
Gouri Yogalingam LysoSENS Team Lead 2011-09-01 2012-08-01 [177], [173] Head of LysoSENS Division, Enzyme Therapy For Age Related Macular Degeneration
Heidi Ward Administrative Assistant 2012-10-01 [176]
Heidi Ward Purchasing Agent 2012-10-01 [173]
Iain Inkster Social Media 2012-10-01 [173]
Jeff Hall Co-Founder 2009-01-01 2012-01-18 [178], [179], [180]
Jennie Sims Intern 2012-05-01 2012-11-01 intern [181]
Kelsey Moody Research Scientist 2012-02-01 2012-07-01 [182]
Lisa Fabiny Kiser Executive Assistant 2012-01-01 2013-10-01 [183]
Maximus Peto Biological Researcher 2010-05-01 2012-08-01 [184]
Maximus Peto Science Literature Analyst 2012-08-01 [184]
Megan Smithey Research Associate 2012-10-19 2012-10-20 [185], [186]
Michael Presley Intern/Programmer 2012-06-01 2012-08-01 intern [187] This was an internship at the Buck Institute, but founded by the SENS foundation. After the internship he was hired at the Buck.
Michael Rae Science Writer 2012-10-01 [186], [188]
Michael West Research Advisory Board 2012-01-01 board member [169], [189]
Nadia Rosenthal Research Advisory Board 2012-01-01 2016-03-03 board member [169], [189]
Reto Hoehener Volunteer 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 volunteer [186], [190]
Rob OCallahan 2012-10-01 [186]
Rudolph Tanzi Research Advisory Board 2012-01-25 2016-03-03 board member [191], [189]
Sebastian A. Brunemeier SENS Research Foundation Scholar 2012-06-01 2012-09-01 [192]
S. Mitchell Harman Research Advisory Board 2012-01-01 board member [169], [189]
Silvia Gravina Research Associate 2012-10-01 [193]
Soren Stirling Cycle Racing Team Project 2012-01-01 2013-06-01 [194] The project involves promoting regenerative medicine in the competitive sports industry through cycle racing. The project includes traveling across the country, interacting with sports scientists, sports organizations, racers, and coaches. The project owes gratitude to Rock Racing UK for allowing the author to train with them in their Yorkshire Dales training camp, and the SENS Foundation for their generous sponsorship.
Tanya Jones Director of Research 2010-01-01 2012-09-01 [195]
Tanya Jones Chief Operating Officer 2012-08-01 2014-08-01 [195]

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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
Emily Glassman Volunteer 2012-03-01 volunteer [196]

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