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Holden Karnofsky

AnthropicMember of Technical Staff

🇺🇸 American

Karnofsky co-founded GiveWell and Open Philanthropy, helping make evidence and cost-effectiveness central to large-scale charitable giving. He later shifted toward advanced-AI risk and contributed to Anthropic's policies for increasing safeguards as models become more capable.

Career & education

Current role
Jan 2025-present
Member of Technical Staff
Previously
2021-2024
2007-2017
Co-founder, Co-Executive Director

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

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Reviewed August 7, 2026 · Checked for accuracy and new information.

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