Rowan Zellers
AI Researcher
Organization
Thinking Machines
Intelligence Briefing
BS, — Harvey Mudd College
PhD, — University of Washington
Operational History
Joined Thinking Machines
Transitioned to Thinking Machines to further research in AI benchmarks.
careerJoined OpenAI
Became a researcher at OpenAI focusing on reinforcement learning and benchmarks.
careerAGI Position Assessment
Unknown
Primarily capability-focused public profile; safety posture here is inferred from frontier-model development and launch-readiness work rather than standalone public advocacy.
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
OpenAI Research Team
collaboratorWorked alongside various researchers at OpenAI on reinforcement learning projects.
View Dossier →Thinking Machines Team
co-founderCollaborating with the team at Thinking Machines on AI benchmarks.
View Dossier →Academic Mentor
mentorGuided by a senior researcher during PhD studies.
View Dossier →Peer Researcher
colleagueCollaborated with peers on various AI research projects.
View Dossier →Organizational Affiliations
Current
Thinking Machines
AI Researcher
2023-present
Former
OpenAI
AI Researcher
2021-2023
Dossier last updated: 2026-03-04