UC Berkeley
Frank NakasakoCo-founder and Researcher · Palaestra ResearchResearcher↗
Researcher · Founder
Ethan Elasky
Co-founder and Researcher at Palaestra Research
Elasky studies how weaker AI systems can help people oversee stronger ones. He co-authored research testing when debate between models helps a weaker judge spot errors in code and logic, and helped develop BigCodeBench+, a cleaned coding benchmark for testing these judgments.
Career & education
Current rolePalaestra ResearchSep 2025-presentCo-founder and Researcher
Palaestra ResearchSep 2025-presentPreviously
Academia Sinica2024-2025Research Assistant
Academia Sinica2024-2025Education
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
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