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Researcher · Academic
Sören Mindermann
Tsinghua UniversityIncoming Assistant Professor, College of AI
University of CambridgeTechnical Research Lead, Cambridge Programme on AI Science & PolicyTsinghua UniversityCo-Director, Beijing AI Safety Hub
Career & education
Current rolesTsinghua UniversityNov 2026-presentIncoming Assistant Professor, College of AIUniversity of CambridgeApr 2026-presentTechnical Research Lead, Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy
Tsinghua UniversityNov 2026-presentUniversity of CambridgeApr 2026-presentCo-Director, Beijing AI Safety Hub
Previously
Scientific Lead and Scientific Adviser, International AI Safety Report2024-2025
Postdoctoral Researcher2023-2024
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations8,001As of Oct 25, '26
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References
- International AI Safety Report 2025 — contributorsinternationalaisafetyreport.org
Scientific lead Sören Mindermann; inaugural synthesis of scientific evidence on general-purpose AI capabilities and risks.
- Sleeper Agents: Training deceptive LLMs that persist through safety trainingarxiv.org
Co-authorship confirmed by Oxford OATML publication list; deliberately trained deceptive behaviour survives standard safety training in controlled experiments, corroborated by Anthropic research page.
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