Joel Becker

I am currently quantitatively evaluating AI capabilities and biosecurity risks as CEO of Qally's. (Current projects include building green-lines and red-lines for AI R&D threat models with METR, and estimating the annual burden of airborne disease in the US.)

Before this, I worked at a stealth AI safety organization, various nascent civilizational resilience organizations that came out of a conference I organized, FTX Foundation, the Global Priorities Institute, Harvard, and the Institute for Fiscal Studies. I was an economics graduate student at NYU and did my undergraduate degree at the University of Bristol.

I also regranted through Manifund, became the most profitable bettor on Manifold Markets, co-owned a statistics consultancy advising professional football teams, hosted a social media presence peaking at 300,000 followers, and was the inaugural chair of the UK's largest Young Labour constituency organization. In spare time I enjoy a good sing-along, keeping physically (and financially!) healthy, and cultivating my digital garden.

Email: joelhbkr@gmail.com; joel@qallys.com; joel@metr.org

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