Personnel: Scott Aaronson at OpenAI (Guest Researcher)
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Our claim
entire record- Person
- Scott Aaronson
- Role
- Guest Researcher
- Role Type
- career
- Start Date
- August 2022
- End Date
- July 2023
- Is Founder
- No
- Notes
- Spent a year at OpenAI working on AI safety, specifically AI text watermarking; returned to UT Austin after sabbatical
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkNoteThe source confirms Scott Aaronson's affiliation with OpenAI and his role working on AI safety. The text indicates he took a one-year leave to work at OpenAI starting in spring (which aligns with 2022-08 start date), and he describes himself as 'halfway through my year at OpenAI' when giving the lecture. The role description as working on AI safety projects aligns with 'Guest Researcher.' The source does not explicitly state the end date of July 2023, but confirms the approximate one-year duration and the August 2022 start timeframe (spring leading to summer/fall 2022). The dates are consistent with a spring 2022 start and year-long duration ending in spring 2023, though the exact July 2023 end date is not explicitly stated in the source.