Parv Mahajan

Hi! I work at METR on organizational strategy and growth to make risk-relevant evidence about frontier AI development public. In my free time, I work with MCNAIR on various research, and am also currently on leave from my undergraduate degree in Computer Science at Georgia Tech.

Some of my previous work includes researching models' situational awareness, studying non-engineering AI R&D automation, designing frontier lab tabletop exercises, helping set up a conference on AI control and monitoring, studying the safety properties of open-source models, and designing better bio uplift studies. I also authored a Georgia Tech RFI response to the National AI R&D Action Plan.

I previously was an Astra Fellow at Constellation in Berkeley working under Alexandra Bates. Before this, I worked at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, a DoW-affiliated applied research lab, where I focused on extremely novel cyberbiosecurity threats and evaluating frontier models for CBRN risks. I also served as the Collaborative Initiatives Lead at the AI Safety Initiative at Georgia Tech, a community of technical and policy researchers focused on mitigating catastrophic risks from AI. I'm based in Berkeley, and write occasionally on my blog. Please have a low bar for reaching out if you'd like to chat, although I can't guarantee a response.