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Chloé Bakalar

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Senior Research Associate at UCL

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.

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Background

Current role
Senior Research Associate 2025-present
Previously
Aug 2025-Jul 2026AI Ethics Lead & Member of Technical Staff,
Nov 2021-Aug 2025Chief Ethicist,
Until 2024Assistant Professor,
Values and Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow; Senior Research Specialist, CITP,
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: August 16, 2026

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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.

July 31, 2026

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