University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
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Researcher · Policy
Daniel Kokotajlo
AI Futures ProjectCo-founder and Executive Director
Kokotajlo left OpenAI in 2024 and became a prominent voice on AI risk after refusing an agreement restricting criticism of the company, risking his equity.[1] He now leads the AI Futures Project and was lead author of 'AI 2027,' a widely discussed scenario forecast of the path to superintelligence.
Career & education
Current roleAI Futures Project2024-presentCo-founder and Executive Director
AI Futures Project2024-presentPreviously
OpenAI2022-2024Researcher
OpenAI2022-2024Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Selected contributions
GPT-4 Technical Report
With OpenAI, Joshua Achiam, Steven Adler, Sandhini Agarwal, Lama Ahmad, Ilge Akkaya, Florencia Leoni Aleman and others ·Reported GPT-4's capabilities, limitations and safety evaluations as a text-and-image input model.
References
- Daniel Kokotajlo on leaving OpenAI — Dwarkesh Podcastdwarkesh.com
First-person account of refusing the agreement, risk to equity, and subsequent policy reversal.
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