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Jacob Lagerros

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CEO at Ulyssean

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedUlyssean

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Jacob Lagerros conducted AI research at Oxford and turned down a PhD offer from DeepMind to relocate to San Francisco, where he co-founded Lightcone, a prominent AI research non-profit. He has also served as an adviser on AI security to bodies including the White House, the National Security Council and the Bureau of Industry and Security.

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Experience

  1. UlysseanFoundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Federal Aviation AdministrationFly planescurrent2023 — present
  3. Lightcone InfrastructureCo-Founder2021 — 2025Berkeley, California, United States
  4. University of OxfordResearch Scholar2020 — 2021

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Who is Jacob Lagerros?
Jacob Lagerros conducted AI research at Oxford and turned down a PhD offer from DeepMind to relocate to San Francisco, where he co-founded Lightcone, a prominent AI research non-profit. He has also served as an adviser on AI security to bodies including the White House, the National Security Council and the Bureau of Industry and Security.
Where does Jacob Lagerros work?
Jacob Lagerros is CEO of Ulyssean.
What companies did Jacob Lagerros found?
Jacob Lagerros founded Ulyssean.
Where did Jacob Lagerros go to school?
Jacob Lagerros studied at University of Oxford (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Cognitive Science (equivalent)); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc, Finance and Economics).

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