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Robert Sandler

Robert Sandler is an artist and designer whose AI work makes research easier to explore through interactive tools and data visualization. Born in Baltimore, he exhibited in Brown's student show and screened Magnetic Dog with Jessica Wilson in New York before presenting solo exhibitions at Kai Matsumiya. In 2024, he helped format an Epoch AI report and coauthored FrontierMath; in 2025, he supported the design of GATE's sandbox. He led design at Epoch AI from 2024 to 2026, and as of October 2026 he works across digital products and visual identities.

Timeline

  1. 1991

    Born in Baltimore

    He is born in Baltimore in 1991 and lives and works in New York as an artist.

  2. March 2013

    The Brown student exhibition

    In March 2013, Brown includes his work in its 33rd annual Student Exhibition.

  3. 2019

    Magnetic Dog at 15 Orient

    In 2019, he and Jessica Wilson screen Magnetic Dog at 15 Orient in New York.

  4. January 2021

    Ha! Ah! at Kai Matsumiya

    In January 2021, he presents Ha! Ah!, his debut solo exhibition at Kai Matsumiya.

  5. 2023

    Symphony for a Good Boy

    In June 2023, he presents his second solo exhibition, Symphony for a Good Boy, at Kai Matsumiya. Eleven untitled feather works shape the show.

  6. 2024

    Model tracking and FrontierMath

    In April 2024, he helps format Epoch AI's Tracking large-scale AI models for online publication. In November 2024, he coauthors FrontierMath, a benchmark of original, advanced mathematics problems for AI evaluation.

  7. 2025

    GATE sandbox design

    In 2025, he provides design support for the usability and presentation of the GATE sandbox interface.

  8. As of October 2026

    Designer across digital products

    From 2024 to 2026, he leads design at Epoch AI, helping make its research easier to discover and understand through user research, interactive tools, and data visualization. He holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from Bard College. As of October 2026, he works as a designer across digital products and visual identities.

Career

  1. 2024–2026Epoch AIDesign Lead

Education

  1. Brown UniversityBA
  2. Bard CollegeMFA

From the biography.

  1. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes Robert Sandler. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  2. 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)Includes Epoch AI. 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).
  3. 19% of people shaping AI who founded a dated organization have founded two or more, waiting a median of 7 years before a secondIncludes Epoch AI. Across 1,136 people shaping AI who founded or co-founded a dated company, standalone lab or nonprofit, 221 (19%) founded at least two organizations, accounting for 36% of all 1,421 founding events.
  4. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Epoch AI. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Robert Sandler | Akeroyd Collection akeroydcollection.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Student show opens at Bell Gallery | News from Brown archive2.news.brown.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Robert Sandler – Digital (NFTs) artworks by Robert Sandler – Digitised.Art digitised.art. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Robert Sandler: Ha! Ah! — Kai Matsumiya kaimatsumiya.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Robert Sandler - Symphony for a Good Boy — Kai Matsumiya kaimatsumiya.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. How many AI models will exceed compute thresholds? | Epoch AI epoch.ai. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. [2411.04872] FrontierMath: A Benchmark for Evaluating Advanced Mathematical Reasoning in AI arxiv.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. GATE Model Playground | Epoch AI epoch.ai. Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. Robert Sandler — Designer robertsandler.design. Checked 20 October 2026.
  10. Epoch AI — Robert Sandler robertsandler.design. Checked 20 October 2026.
  11. About — Robert Sandler robertsandler.design. Checked 20 October 2026.