PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Samuel R. Bowman

Also known as Sam Bowman, Samuel Bowman

Sam Bowman is a researcher whose work runs from language benchmarks to AI alignment. He earned a PhD in 2016 for work on early neural network models for text. In 2018 he co-wrote GLUE, a benchmark for evaluating models across a diverse range of existing NLU tasks. He published The Checklist in September 2024 and posted Putting up Bumpers as a linkpost on the Anthropic Alignment Blog in April 2025. As of October 2026, he leads a research group on AI alignment and welfare at Anthropic while on leave from NYU.

Timeline

  1. 2016

    A PhD on neural text models

    In 2016 he earns a PhD for work on early neural network models for text.

  2. 2018

    The GLUE benchmark

    He co-writes GLUE, a benchmark for evaluating models across a diverse range of existing NLU tasks, published in 2018.

  3. October 2022

    Why NLP researchers should engage

    In October 2022 he cross-posts a piece on large language modeling research in NLP from the NYU ARG blog.

  4. September 2024

    A checklist for AI safety

    A September 2024 piece, The Checklist, sets out his current best guess at the major goals for Anthropic.

  5. April 2025

    Putting up bumpers

    In April 2025 he posts a linkpost for Putting up Bumpers on the Anthropic Alignment Blog.

  6. As of October 2026

    A research group at Anthropic

    At Anthropic he leads a research group on AI alignment and welfare, with a focus on evaluation, while on leave from NYU as an associate professor of computer science and data science.

Sources and credits

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  1. Sam Bowman sleepinyourhat.github.io. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. GLUE: A Multi-Task Benchmark and Analysis Platform for Natural Language Understanding - ACL Anthology aclanthology.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. [1804.07461] GLUE: A Multi-Task Benchmark and Analysis Platform for Natural Language Understanding arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Why I Think More NLP Researchers Should Engage with AI Safety Concerns - Sam Bowman sleepinyourhat.github.io. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. The Checklist: What Succeeding at AI Safety Will Involve - Sam Bowman sleepinyourhat.github.io. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Putting up Bumpers - Sam Bowman sleepinyourhat.github.io. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Sam Bowman - MATS Mentor matsprogram.org. Checked 14 October 2026.