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Adam Kaufman

Redwood ResearchMember of Technical Staff

At a glance

Kaufman develops ways to keep AI agents useful even when they try to sabotage their tasks. He co-created BashArena, a testbed for agents with powerful computer access.[1] His Ctrl-Z work tests alternative actions when a safety monitor flags a suspicious step.

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He moved from physics studies at Harvard into AI safety after the summer 2024 MATS program, where he was mentored by Buck Shlegeris.

Career & education

Current role
Jan 2025-present
Member of Technical Staff

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Citation Trend

Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
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Citation snapshot on Oct 25, '26117Oct 25, '26
citations117As of Oct 25, '26
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References

  1. BashArenabash-arena.com

    Joint-first authorship and evaluation of powerful AI agents in realistic computer-administration tasks.

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