Elliott Thornley

Postdoc, Department of Philosophy and Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Postdoc, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford

  • Joined May 2024

Names

Elliott Thornley (Preferred)

Emails

****@philosophy.ox.ac.uk (Confirmed)
,
****@gmail.com (Confirmed)
,
****@mit.edu (Confirmed)

Career & Education History

Postdoc
Department of Philosophy and Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit.edu)
2025Present
 
Postdoc
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford (oxford.ac.uk)
20232025
 
Postdoc
Center for AI Safety (safe.ai)
20232023
 
PhD student
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford (oxford.ac.uk)
20192023
 

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

Coauthor
2024Present
 
Coauthor
2024Present
 
Coauthor
2024Present
 
Coauthor
2024Present
 
PhD Advisor
Hilary Greaves
20192023
 
PhD Advisor
Teru Thomas
20192023
 

Expertise

AI safety
2023Present
 
corrigibility
2023Present
 
decision theory
2023Present
 
shutdown problem
2023Present
 
shutdownability
2023Present