PeopleofSuperintelligence

Nonprofit, United States

Ought

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
3
Citations of current people
3,695
Median h-index of current people
14
Full moves in and out
2 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 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 3 people shaping AI have worked at Ought, including 1 (33%) here now and 2 with former affiliations. Among 1,097 nonprofits, Ought is tied for 74th by all-time people and tied for 73rd by current headcount. All 3 people with profile topics work in safety, alignment and evaluation. Dated work records here are in 2023. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 1 out. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Owain Evans) has 3,695 citations and an h-index of 14.

University of Oxford shares the largest career overlap with Ought, at 2 of 3 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at Ought also worked at any time in their careers (3 people across 12 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Ought. 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
University of Oxford2
AI Futures Project1
Centre for Effective Altruism1
Forethought1
Global Priorities Project1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Ought is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford). 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Ought.

People with former affiliations

We record 2 people who formerly worked at Ought. 2 of the 2 have a recorded current role at another organization (AI Futures Project, Forethought and Samotsvety). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 1,020 (median h-index 7).

Posts that include Ought

Ought 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).