PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Caroline Falkman Olsson

Caroline Falkman Olsson is a researcher at Epoch AI who coauthored FrontierMath, a benchmark for advanced mathematical reasoning, and focuses on polling. She studied economics and statistics at Stockholm University and pursued master's study at Bocconi University. Earlier in her career, she worked as a predoctoral researcher at LSE's International Inequalities Institute, where she studied tax measurement and compliance with administrative data, and as a research assistant and data analyst at Stockholm University's Institute for International Economic Studies. She coauthored a 2025 announcement for a FrontierMath competition to establish human performance baselines and a 2026 report on AI use at work.

Now at
Epoch AI

Timeline

  1. 2024

    Coauthoring FrontierMath

    In 2024, she coauthors FrontierMath, a benchmark of hundreds of original mathematics problems crafted and vetted by expert mathematicians to evaluate advanced reasoning in AI. Her education includes undergraduate degrees in economics and statistics at Stockholm University and master's study at Bocconi University.

  2. By 2025

    Tax research at LSE

    By 2025, her earlier roles include predoctoral research at LSE's International Inequalities Institute (III) and work as a research assistant and data analyst at Stockholm University's Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES). At LSE, she works on tax-related measurements and compliance using administrative data.

  3. 2025

    A FrontierMath competition

    In 2025, she coauthors an Epoch AI update announcing a competition to establish human performance baselines for FrontierMath.

  4. April 2026

    Surveying AI use at work

    In April 2026, she and Yafah Edelman coauthor an Epoch AI report based on a survey of more than 2,000 Americans about their AI use at work.

  5. As of October 2026

    Researcher at Epoch AI

    As of October 2026, she is a researcher at Epoch AI, focusing on polling.

Career

  1. NowEpoch AIResearcher
  2. London School of Economics and Political SciencePredoctoral researcher
  3. Stockholm UniversityResearch assistant and data analyst

Education

  1. Stockholm UniversityUndergraduate degrees in economics and statistics
  2. Bocconi UniversityMaster's study

From the biography.

  1. Stanford University trained or employed 26 of the 108 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes London School of Economics and Political Science. Stanford University trained or employed 26 of the 108 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes London School of Economics and Political Science. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 32%Includes Bocconi University. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1961 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.

Sources and credits

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  1. Caroline Falkman Olsson - LSE lse.ac.uk. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. FrontierMath: A Benchmark for Evaluating Advanced Mathematical Reasoning in AI arxiv.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. FrontierMath: evaluating advanced mathematical reasoning in AI | Epoch AI epoch.ai. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. FrontierMath competition: setting benchmarks for AI evaluation | Epoch AI epoch.ai. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. AI is a common workplace tool: Half of employed AI users now use it for work | Epoch AI epoch.ai. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Caroline Falkman Olsson | Epoch AI epoch.ai. Checked 18 October 2026.