Dan Hendrycks → AI Deception paper
Coauthor
2023
Named author on the 2023 AI Deception paper, alongside Aidan O’Gara. The recommendations do not establish participation in Australian identity policy.
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A connection between safety research, political advocacy and AI industry
Dan Hendrycks leads research and executive work at the Center for AI Safety. The 2024 CAIS Action Fund return names him as president of that separate organisation, while his professional biography also lists advisory roles with xAI and Scale AI.
The CAIS biography identifies his leadership role, and the Action Fund filing supplies a separate officer relationship. His advisory descriptions do not disclose compensation, terms or decision rights. Hendrycks also coauthored the 2023 AI Deception paper with Aidan O’Gara, which discusses authentication and disclosure approaches. A proposal in that paper is evidence of a research position, not that either author drafted Australian identity policy or advisory clients adopted it.
Dan Hendrycks → AI Deception paper
2023
Named author on the 2023 AI Deception paper, alongside Aidan O’Gara. The recommendations do not establish participation in Australian identity policy.
Dan Hendrycks → xAI
Observed 2026-09-05
Self-authored professional biography; terms, compensation and decision rights unknown.
Dan Hendrycks → Center for AI Safety
Observed 2026-09-05
Current organization biography at cutoff.
Dan Hendrycks → CAIS Action Fund
2024
IRS-derived officer extraction; separate 501(c)(4), inter-entity transfers not established.
Dan Hendrycks → Executive / research director → Center for AI Safety
Observed 2026-09-05
Current organization biography at cutoff.
Dan Hendrycks → President in FY2024 return → CAIS Action Fund
2024
Reported by the cited source
IRS-derived officer extraction; separate 501(c)(4), inter-entity transfers not established.
Dan Hendrycks → Professional adviser → xAI
Observed 2026-09-05
Self-authored professional biography; terms, compensation and decision rights unknown.
Dan Hendrycks → Professional adviser → Scale AI
Observed 2026-09-05
Self-authored professional biography; terms, compensation and decision rights unknown.
Dan Hendrycks → Coauthor → AI Deception paper
2023
Named author on the 2023 AI Deception paper, alongside Aidan O’Gara. The recommendations do not establish participation in Australian identity policy.