All people

Researcher

Dan Hendrycks

Dan Hendrycks portrait

Director at Center for AI Safety

🇺🇸 American

Hendrycks created MMLU, a widely used test of how much knowledge and problem-solving ability an AI model has across dozens of subjects. His broader work studies how advanced AI could cause large-scale harm and how those risks might be measured and reduced.

See something inaccurate or outdated?

Background

Current role
Director Jan 2023-present
About this data

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

Last editorial review: August 24, 2026

Citation Trend

2 snapshots
Citation history from Aug 25, '25 to Jun 15, '2670,75759,51148,264Aug 25, '25Jun 15, '26
70,757citations as of Jun 15, '26+22,493 since Aug 25, '25
For today’s citation count and citations per paper, visit Google Scholar.