# Daniel Kokotajlo Daniel Kokotajlo is an AI forecaster and safety researcher, co-founder of the AI Futures Project. He is best known as the lead author of "AI 2027", a detailed scenario forecast of how advanced AI might unfold over the next few years, and for his outspoken stance on AI safety. Previously, he was a governance and policy researcher at [[OpenAI]], which he left in 2024. He drew public attention by refusing to sign a non-disparagement agreement that would have been tied to his vested equity, spotlighting internal concerns about AI safety culture at frontier labs. He holds a PhD in philosophy and focuses on AI timelines, takeoff dynamics, and strategic implications of transformative AI. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Daniel Kokotajlo]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Daniel Kokotajlo]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Related - [[OpenAI]] - [[AI Safety]] - [[AI Alignment]] - [[Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)]] - [[Artificial Intelligence (AI)]] ## References - https://ai-2027.com/ - https://x.com/DKokotajlo