Google
Stanford University
Jonathan GordonResearcher
OpenAI
Research Scientist
via OpenAI
Researcher
Elaine Ya Le
EY
Research Scientist at OpenAI
Le helped develop GPT-5 and works on making reasoning models more capable and controllable. Her research examines how a model's visible chain of thought responds to instructions and monitoring, helping assess whether reasoning traces remain useful evidence as frontier systems improve.
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Last editorial review: August 9, 2026