Jan Leike

AI alignment research

  • Has worked at DeepMind and OpenAI, focusing on AI safety and alignment
  • Published research on value learning and reinforcement learning
  • Joined Anthropic in May 2024 to continue his work on AI alignment

Jan Leike is an AI alignment researcher born in the late 1980s. He has contributed significantly to the field of AI safety and has been involved with key organizations like DeepMind and OpenAI.

Milestones

  • The Chatbot That Broke the Internet
    The Age of Foundation Models Commercial
    The Chatbot That Broke the Internet

    OpenAI released ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, and it reached 100 million users in just two months, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history.

    2022