Amanda Askell
Amanda Askell (née Hall; formerly MacAskill; born 1988 or 1989) is a Scottish philosopher and AI researcher. She has served as the head of the personality alignment team at Anthropic since 2021. She has played a large role in the development of Claude's personality and constitution. In 2024, she appeared on the Time 100 AI list. She previously worked at OpenAI, but left over concerns that the company was not prioritizing AI safety enough. She has published over 60 papers and has received over 190,000 citations.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amanda Askell Born Amanda Hall 1988 or 1989 (age 37–38) Spouse William MacAskill (m. 2013; div. 2015) AwardsTime 100 AI (2024) Education Education University of Dundee (MA (Hons), 2009) University of Oxford (BPhil, 2011) New York University (PhD, 2018) ThesisPareto Principles in Infinite Ethics (2018) Doctoral advisors Cian Dorr David Chalmers Shelly Kagan (Yale) Philosophical work EraContemporary philosophy RegionWestern philosophy School Analytic Institutions Anthropic OpenAI Main interests Ethics decision theory…
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