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#17ResearcherAI Safety & Alignment

Stuart Russell

UC Berkeley / CHAI

Specialties

AI SafetyRobotics

Location

UK/USA

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Stanford University (1986). BA in Physics, Oxford University.

Biography

Professor at UC Berkeley. Author of AI: A Modern Approach. Director of CHAI. Leading voice on AI existential risk.

Key Influence

Wrote THE AI textbook used globally. Leading voice warning about AI existential risk. Founded CHAI.

Awards & Recognition

ACM Fellow, AAAI Fellow, IJCAI Award for Research Excellence