Rif Joins METR After 19 Years at Google
The former Google employee will serve as a Member of Technical Staff.
Rif announced the move to METR in a post on X. After nineteen years at Google the engineer is taking the role of Member of Technical Staff. The post states excitement about METR's existing work and mission. It also notes that society needs independent expert organizations able to evaluate and discuss AI capabilities and risks. The announcement stands as a first-party statement from the individual; no additional confirmation or details from METR appear in the supplied posts.
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Rif Joins METR After 19 Years at Google
The former Google employee will serve as a Member of Technical Staff.
Rif announced the move to METR in a post on X. After nineteen years at Google the engineer is taking the role of Member of Technical Staff. The post states excitement about METR's existing work and mission. It also notes that society needs independent expert organizations able to evaluate and discuss AI capabilities and risks. The announcement stands as a first-party statement from the individual; no additional confirmation or details from METR appear in the supplied posts.
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rif@derifativesAfter 19 years at Google, I'm delighted to announce I'm joining METR as a Member of Technical Staff. I'm excited about METR, their work to date, and their mission. Society needs independent expert orgs that can deeply understand and communicate about AI's capabilities and risks.
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