Elizabeth BarnesFounder and CEO · METRResearcher↗
Researcher · Policy
Ajeya Cotra
METRMember of Technical Staff
Cotra developed biological anchors, an influential forecast of when the computing needed for transformative AI might become affordable. She now studies how advanced systems could escape human control and how researchers can test that risk before deployment.
Career & education
Current role
METR2026-presentMember of Technical Staff
METR2026-presentPreviously
Coefficient Giving2016-2025Research Analyst -> Senior Advisor
Coefficient Giving2016-2025Education
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UC Berkeley
