Personnel·n6RdpIhCfJ·Record

Callum McDougall @ Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator

Verdictconfirmed95%

2 checks · 1 src · 4/29/2026

1 → partial; dissent: 1 → confirmed

Our claim

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Person: Callum McDougall
Role: Founder
Role Type: key-person
Is Founder: Yes
Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/callum-mcdougall
Notes: Callum McDougall founded ARENA and ran the first three iterations. Now takes an advisory role while working at Google DeepMind. Confirmed on EA Forum profile and arena.education team page as of 2026-04-07. Start date unknown.

Source evidence

1 src · 2 checks

forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/callum-mcdougall

confirmed95%Haiku 4.5 · 4/27/2026

NoteRe-check. Previous verdict: partial. Verdict changed.

partial95%qua650-retro-scan-subject-identity · 4/21/2026

NoteQUA-650 retro-scan: The source is a profile page about Callum McDougall as an individual, not about the Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator (ARENA) organization itself. Per QUA-648, a person's profile is a mismatch when the claim subject is an organization, even though the person founded that organization.

Case № n6RdpIhCfJFiled 4/29/2026Confidence 95%