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Josh Engels

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Member of Technical Staff at METR

Engels studies whether advanced AI systems can be understood and kept under control. He co-authored influential tests of sparse autoencoders—tools for identifying internal model features—and scaling laws for supervising systems that may outperform their overseers.

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Background

Current role
Member of Technical Staff Sep 2026-present
Previously
Aug 2025-Aug 2026Research Scientist, AGI Safety,
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: September 14, 2026

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