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Chris Olah

Unicorn founder

Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead at Anthropic

Toronto, ON, Canada

FoundedAnthropic$965B

Thiel Fellow 2012

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About

Chris Olah of Toronto, ON, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2012, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree.

Experience

  1. AnthropicCofounder, Interpretability Research Leadcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. OpenAIMember Of Technical Staff2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Google BrainResearch Scientist2016 — 2018
  4. Google BrainResearch Associate2015 — 2016
  5. Google BrainIntern2015
  6. Google BrainIntern2014
  7. Hacklab.toMember2009 — 2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  8. Thiel FoundationThiel 20 Under 20 Fellow (2012)2012 — 2014
  9. XeleranceDeveloper2011Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  10. Environment CanadaDeveloper, Adaptations and Imapcts Research Division2010Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  11. University of TorontoDeveloper, Department of Forestry2009Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Skills & more

Python8Linux7Bash4Haskell2LaTeX23D Printing1MathematicsNeural NetworksMachine LearningData Visualization

Languages English · French · Latin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Olah?
Chris Olah of Toronto, ON, Canada was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2012, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree.
Where does Chris Olah work?
Chris Olah is Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead of Anthropic.
What companies did Chris Olah found?
Chris Olah founded Anthropic.
Where did Chris Olah go to school?
Chris Olah studied at University of Real Life Experience.

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