Key People
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Tamay Besiroglu
Associate Director
2022 – 2025
Associate Director at Epoch AI. Researcher in economics and computing. Departed early 2025 to co-found Mechanize with Ege Erdil. Confirmed on The Org and LinkedIn as of 2026-04-22.
Funding History
12Sentinel Bio Biological AI Tracking (2025)grantSep 2025
$85KLed by Sentinel Bio
Grant for tracking developments in biological AI models. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page.
epoch.aiOpen Philanthropy General Support (2025)grantApr 2025
$8.5MLed by Open Philanthropy
Large general support grant via Coefficient Giving. Confirmed on Open Philanthropy grants page and Epoch AI transparency page.
openphilanthropy.orgOpen Philanthropy FrontierMath Improvements (2025)grantMar 2025
$70KLed by Open Philanthropy
Grant via Coefficient Giving for FrontierMath Benchmark improvements. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page.
epoch.aiLikith Govindaiah General Support (2025)grantJan 2025
$400KLed by Likith Govindaiah
DAF donation from Likith Govindaiah for general support. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page.
epoch.aiLeopold Aschenbrenner Benchmark Pilot (2025)grantJan 2025
$200KLed by Leopold Aschenbrenner
Grant for pilot of new benchmark, awarded via Manifund. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page.
epoch.aiJaan Tallinn General Support (2025)grantJan 2025
$600KLed by Jaan Tallinn
DAF donation from Jaan Tallinn for general support. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page.
epoch.aiSentinel Bio Biological AI Tracking (2024)grantSep 2024
$80KLed by Sentinel Bio
Grant for tracking developments in biological AI models. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page.
epoch.aiOpen Philanthropy General Support (2024)grantApr 2024
$4.1MLed by Open Philanthropy
2-year general support grant via Coefficient Giving. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page.
epoch.aiOpen Philanthropy General Support (2023)grantApr 2023
$6.9MLed by Open Philanthropy
Major grant via Coefficient Giving for general support. Confirmed on Open Philanthropy grants page and Epoch AI transparency page.
openphilanthropy.orgCarl Shulman General Support (2023)grantMar 2023
$100KLed by Carl Shulman
DAF donation from Carl Shulman for general support. Listed on Epoch AI transparency page (epoch.ai/our-funding).
epoch.aiOpen Philanthropy AI Worldview Investigations (2023)grantFeb 2023
$189KLed by Open Philanthropy
Grant via Coefficient Giving for AI Worldview Investigations research. Confirmed on Open Philanthropy grants page.
openphilanthropy.orgOpen Philanthropy General Support (2022)grantJun 2022
$2MLed by Open Philanthropy
First major grant via Coefficient Giving (Open Philanthropy DAF vehicle). Confirmed on Open Philanthropy grants page and Epoch AI transparency page.
openphilanthropy.orgDivisions
2| Name | DivisionType | Lead | Status | Source | Notes | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Research | team | Jaime Sevilla | active | epochai.org | Research on AI trends, forecasting, and compute scaling. Publishes influential analyses on training compute trends, parameter counts, and dataset sizes. | Not checked |
| Epoch Data | team | Yafah Edelman | active | epochai.org | Maintains the Parameter, Compute and Data Trends database — one of the most cited datasets on ML model scaling. Tracks 700+ notable ML systems. | Not checked |
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