Nonprofit, United States
Alignment Research Center
Statistics
- People here now
- 4
- People ever
- 6
- Citations of current people
- 11
- Median h-index of current people
- 2
- Full moves in and out
- 4 in, 2 out
Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 4 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.
We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at Alignment Research Center, including 4 (67%) here now and 2 with former affiliations. Among 1,097 nonprofits, the group is tied for 21st on current people and tied for 35th on all-time people. Safety, alignment and evaluation leads 2 areas of expertise (5 of 6 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 3 of the 4 people here now (75%). Dated work records span from 2021 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and 2 out, led by arrivals from OpenAI (2).
A summary of current people at Alignment Research Center. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Research3
- Lab leaders1
Current affiliations
- Alignment Research Center4
Top profile topics
- ai safety3
- mechanistic interpretability3
- language models2
- reinforcement learning2
- ai alignment1
Birth countries
Known for 0 of 4 people now.
No birth countries are recorded.
Median birth year
No known birth years
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Research | 3 |
| Role | Lab leaders | 1 |
| Current affiliation | Alignment Research Center | 4 |
| Profile topic | ai safety | 3 |
| Profile topic | mechanistic interpretability | 3 |
| Profile topic | language models | 2 |
| Profile topic | reinforcement learning | 2 |
| Profile topic | ai alignment | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 4 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 2 (4 in vs. 2 out): arrivals came 1 from a university (25%), 2 from companies (50%) and 1 from labs, nonprofits or government, while departures went 2 to labs, nonprofits or government. Today, 2 of the 2 people formerly at Alignment Research Center have a recorded current affiliation elsewhere (2 at labs, nonprofits or government bodies).
A list of people who joined or left Alignment Research Center from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.
Joined
- Jacob Hilton 2026 · from OpenAI · Full move
- Paul Christiano 2026 · from NIST · Full move
- Victor Lecomte 2026 · from Stanford University · Full move
Left
- Beth Barnes 2023 · to METR · Full move
Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Person | Direction | Other organization | Move type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacob Hilton | Joined | OpenAI | Full move |
| 2026 | Paul Christiano | Joined | NIST | Full move |
| 2026 | Victor Lecomte | Joined | Stanford University | Full move |
| 2023 | Beth Barnes | Left | METR | Full move |
Compared with peer nonprofits, Alignment Research Center ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 21st of 1,097) than on all-time headcount (tied for 35th); 4 of its 6 all-time people (67%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 5 of the 6 people who have worked at Alignment Research Center (83%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Alignment Research Center to 12 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Jacob Hilton) has 11 citations and an h-index of 2 (tied for 214th among 222 counted nonprofits).
A table compares Alignment Research Center with 8827 organizations and 1097 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
4 people
People ever
6 people
Combined h-index of people now
2 across 1 person
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 4 | tied for 318th of 8,827 | tied for 21st of 1,097 |
| People ever | 6 | tied for 808th of 8,827 | tied for 35th of 1,097 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 2 (1 person) | tied for 1,804th of 1,834 | tied for 214th of 222 |
People here now
The 4 people with a current role at Alignment Research Center include 3 researchers and 1 lab leader. Earlier in their careers, 3 of the 4 held a work role at another organization, most often at OpenAI (2). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Alignment Research Center.
People with former affiliations
We record 2 people who formerly worked at Alignment Research Center. 2 of the 2 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by METR (2). The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 65 career citations (h-index 4).
- Beth BarnesNow at METR
- Megan KinnimentNow at METR
Posts that include Alignment Research Center
Alignment Research Center appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.
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