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| Description | The Alignment Research Center (ARC) was founded in 2021 by Paul Christiano after his departure from OpenAI. ARC represents a distinctive approach to AI alignment: combining theoretical research on fundamental problems (like Eliciting Latent Knowledge) with practical evaluations of frontier models fo… |
| Source URL | alignment.org/ |
| Wiki ID | E25 |
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| Created | Mar 29, 2026, 10:41 PM |
| Updated | May 18, 2026, 11:14 AM |
| Synced | May 18, 2026, 11:14 AM |
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title | Alignment Research Center (ARC) |
description | The Alignment Research Center (ARC) was founded in 2021 by Paul Christiano after his departure from OpenAI. ARC represents a distinctive approach to AI alignment: combining theoretical research on fundamental problems (like Eliciting Latent Knowledge) with practical evaluations of frontier models fo… |
website | alignment.org/ |
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