Paul Christiano — Notable For: Pioneer of RLHF and AI alignment research; founder of Alignment Research Center (ARC); key theorist of iterated amplification and eliciting latent knowledge

NoteAll four components of the claim are confirmed by the source: (1) Pioneer of RLHF—confirmed by explicit statement that he co-authored the foundational 2017 RLHF paper and is 'one of the principal architects'; (2) AI alignment research—confirmed as a primary focus throughout; (3) Founder of ARC—confirmed explicitly; (4) Key theorist of iterated amplification and eliciting latent knowledge—confirmed by references to both concepts. The source directly supports all elements of the claim.