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Thomas Kwa

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Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI

Kwa helped create METR's time-horizon measure, which estimates how long a software task an AI agent can complete reliably. He also studies whether safety monitors can detect when advanced models hide unwanted behavior.

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Background

Current role
Member of Technical Staff Sep 2026-present
Previously
Until Sep 2026Technical Staff,
Sep 2022-Sep 2023Researcher,
Education
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Last editorial review: September 5, 2026

News 1

moveThomas Kwa leaves METR for OpenAI

The lead author of METR's time-horizon research has joined OpenAI as a Member of Technical Staff to study recursive self-improvement.

September 1, 2026

Citation Trend

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Citation history from Jul 11, '26 to Sep 5, '26476417357Jul 11, '26Sep 5, '26
476citations as of Sep 5, '26+119 since Jul 11, '26
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