Ben Wang
Also known as kingoflolz
Ben Wang is a researcher at OpenAI, a role he has held since 2023, and an author of several large language model projects. In 2021 he wrote the Mesh Transformer JAX code used to train GPT-J-6B. Co-authored papers include GPT-NeoX-20B, which arXiv lists as submitted in April 2022, and the GPT-4 Technical Report, which arXiv lists as submitted in March 2023. The GPT-4o System Card, which arXiv lists as submitted in October 2024, also names him as a co-author. He studied electrical engineering and management at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in May 2023.
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- OpenAI
Timeline
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2019–2023
Electrical engineering at Penn
At the University of Pennsylvania, he studies electrical engineering and management, graduating in May 2023.
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2021
Code for GPT-J-6B
In 2021 he writes the Mesh Transformer JAX code used to train GPT-J-6B.
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2022
Co-authoring GPT-NeoX-20B
The GPT-NeoX-20B paper on an open-source language model lists him as a co-author, submitted to arXiv in April 2022.
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March 2023
The GPT-4 Technical Report
The GPT-4 Technical Report, which arXiv lists as submitted in March 2023, names him as a co-author.
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Since 2023
A researcher at OpenAI
He joins OpenAI as a researcher in 2023.
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October 2024
The GPT-4o System Card
He co-authors the GPT-4o System Card, which arXiv lists as submitted in October 2024.
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