Nonprofit, United States

Center for AI Safety

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
4
Full moves in and out
0 in, 1 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 4 people shaping AI have worked at Center for AI Safety, including 2 (50%) here now and 2 with former affiliations. Among 1,097 nonprofits, Center for AI Safety is tied for 51st by all-time people and tied for 38th by current headcount. Safety, alignment and evaluation leads 3 areas of expertise (2 of 4 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount stood at 3 people in 2024–2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 1 full move out and none in.

Active work stints stood at 3 people in 2024–2025.Annual estimates from 2024 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Center for AI Safety from 2024 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
202433
202533

Compared with peer nonprofits, Center for AI Safety ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 38th of 1,097) than on all-time headcount (tied for 51st); 2 of its 4 all-time people (50%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 4 of the 4 people who have worked at Center for AI Safety (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Center for AI Safety to 12 peer institutions.

No single organization shares more than 1 person with Center for AI Safety across 12 organizations (4 people with outside work stints).Organizations where people with work records at Center for AI Safety also worked at any time in their careers (4 people across 12 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Center for AI Safety. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
European Union1
FTX Future Fund1
ML Alignment Theory Scholars1
Open Philanthropy1
Rutgers University1

People here now

The 2 people with a current role at Center for AI Safety include 1 lab leader and 1 public voice. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization.

People with former affiliations

We record 2 people who formerly worked at Center for AI Safety. 2 of the 2 have a recorded current role at another organization (European Union and Secure AI Project). The 1 former person with a confident OpenAlex record has 183 career citations (h-index 5).

Posts that include Center for AI Safety

Center for AI Safety appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. Direct Form 990 pay in the latest returns of 39 nonprofits with AI people on this site is highest at $2.1M at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) (2024)IRS Form 990 compensation across 39 nonprofits with AI people on this site from 2012 to 2025: in the latest returns, Mozilla reports $6.1M including related-company pay (2024) and the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) leads direct nonprofit pay at $2.1M (2024).