Jakub Pachocki Chief Scientist In their words
“The idea of racing forward at all costs seems absurd once one internalizes the seriousness of the stakes,”
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Ep 84: OpenAI’s Chief Scientist on Continual Learning Hype, RL Beyond Code, & Future Alignment Directions
HostsJacob Effron, Jordan SegallGuestsJakub Pachocki (Chief Scientist, OpenAI)

Defining AGI and the road ahead - Episode 5
HostsAndrew MayneGuestsJakub Pachocki (Chief Scientist, OpenAI), Szymon Sidor (Researcher, OpenAI)
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Questions people ask
- Who is Jakub Pachocki?
- Chief Scientist at OpenAI (since may 2024). Took over as Chief Scientist when Ilya Sutskever left in 2024; leads the frontier research program.
- Who does Jakub Pachocki report to?
- Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder.














