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Jacob SteinhardtJacob Steinhardt

Jacob Steinhardt

Assistant Professor of Statistics and EECS / Co-founder and CEO, Transluce / UC Berkeley

Jacob Steinhardt is an Assistant Professor of Statistics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley, where he is affiliated with the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (BAIR). He is also the Co-founder and CEO of Transluce, a company he started in July 2024. Steinhardt's research focuses on machine learning, particularly in areas like robustness, reward specification, and scalable alignment of AI systems. He previously held roles as a Research Scientist at OpenAI and a technical advisor at Open Philanthropy.

PhD, Stanford University
United States
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Citations
5+
Years at UC Berkeley
1
Companies Founded
Research Scientist at OpenAI
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Work Experience

TransluceTransluce
Transluce

Co-founder and CEO

Jul 2024 - Present
Position
Co-founder and CEO
University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley

Assistant Professor

Jul 2019 - Present
Position
Assistant Professor
Redwood ResearchRedwood Research
Redwood Research

Research Advisor

2022 - 2023
Position
Research Advisor
Open PhilanthropyOpen Philanthropy
Open Philanthropy

Technical advisor

2014 - 2023
Position
Technical advisor
OpenAIOpenAI
OpenAI

Research Scientist

Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
Position
Research Scientist
Stanford UniversityStanford University
Stanford University

Graduate Student

Sep 2012 - May 2018
Position
Graduate Student

Education

Stanford UniversityStanford University
Stanford University

PhD

2012 - 2018
Field of Study
PhD - Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelor's degree

Sep 2008 - Jun 2012
Field of Study
Bachelor's degree - Mathematics
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

High School Diploma

2004 - 2008
Field of Study
High School Diploma

Key Skills

Core Skill

Machine Learning

Core Skill

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Soft Skill

Mentoring

Professional Summary

Jacob Steinhardt is a leading researcher and entrepreneur focused on making AI systems reliable, robust, and aligned with human values. His work spans academia and industry, contributing significantly to the field of AI safety and alignment.

Research Focus
AI RobustnessAI AlignmentMachine Learning SystemsOut-of-Distribution Generalization
Academic Fields
StatisticsEECSComputer Science

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