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Chloé Bakalar

UCLSenior Research Associate

Bakalar is an applied AI ethicist who turns moral questions into practical product and governance decisions. At Meta, she built ethics processes for AI systems; at OpenAI, she focused on responsible model development, human–AI interaction, and questions around machine consciousness.

Career & education

Current role

UCL2025-present

Senior Research Associate

Previously

OpenAIAug 2025-Jul 2026

AI Ethics Lead & Member of Technical Staff

MetaNov 2021-Aug 2025

Chief Ethicist

Temple UniversityUntil 2024

Assistant Professor

Princeton University

Values and Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow; Senior Research Specialist, CITP

Education

University of Pennsylvania

New York University

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

Updates 1

MoveOpenAI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar leaves after less than a year

OpenAI confirmed Bakalar’s July departure to the Financial Times; no next employer has been announced.

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