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Toby Ord
University of OxfordSenior Researcher, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
🇦🇺 AustralianBorn 1979
Ord helped make existential risk a central question in AI governance. His book The Precipice argued that unaligned AI could threaten humanity’s future, while his research translates uncertainty about transformative AI into priorities for policy. He also founded Giving What We Can and helped launch effective altruism.
Career & education
Current roleUniversity of Oxford2024-presentSenior Researcher, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
University of Oxford2024-presentPreviously
Senior Research Fellow2019-2024
Research Fellow2014-2019
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.
citations5,838As of Aug 14, '26
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