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DJ Strouse

DJ Strouse

AI Researcher

Organization
OpenAI

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Citations4,403
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Awards0
Publications0
Companies2

Intelligence Briefing

Expertise
Scaling RL
Education

BS, USC

PhD, Princeton University

Operational History

2021

Joining OpenAI

Transitioned to OpenAI to work on scaling reinforcement learning.

career
2016

PhD in Computer Science

Completed PhD at Princeton University.

career
2016

Research Scientist at Google DeepMind

Joined Google DeepMind as a research scientist focusing on reinforcement learning.

career
2010

Bachelor of Science

Graduated from USC with a BS.

career

AGI Position Assessment

Risk Level
LOW
MODERATE
HIGH
CRITICAL
Predicted AGI Timeline

Unknown

Primarily capability-focused public profile; safety posture here is inferred from frontier-model development and launch-readiness work rather than standalone public advocacy.

Safety Approach

Primarily capability-focused public profile; safety posture here is inferred from frontier-model development and launch-readiness work rather than standalone public advocacy.

Known Associates

Organizational Affiliations

Current

OpenAI

Research Scientist

2021-present

Former

Google DeepMind

Research Scientist

2016-2021

Dossier last updated: 2026-03-04