Internal — wealth (not for any recipient surface)- Net worth
- Modest — forfeited 85% of family net worth ($1.7–2M)
Synthesized from 11 sources · Composite 87 · Coverage —
IDENTITY
| Field | Value |
| Education | Philosophy PhD background |
| Age | ~31–33 (estimated) |
| Full Name | Daniel Kokotajlo |
Career Arc
| Field | Value | Source |
| Full name | Daniel Kokotajlo | AIWI, GZERO |
| Current role | Executive Director, AI Futures Project | AIWI case study |
| Previous | Governance/Safety Researcher, OpenAI (2022–April 2024) | Multiple |
| Education | Philosophy PhD background | Existing profile |
| Known for | Forfeiting ~$1.7–2M in OpenAI equity (85% of family net worth) to refuse non-disparagement agreement | AIWI, multiple |
| Recognition | TIME100 AI 2024 | Existing profile |
| Age | ~31–33 (estimated) | — |
IMPORTANT DISAMBIGUATION: There is a DIFFERENT Daniel Kokotajlo who is a British filmmaker (born ~1981, from Manchester) who directed the 2018 film "Apostasy" about Jehovah's Witnesses. The AI safety researcher Daniel Kokotajlo is a separate person.
Career arc:
- Philosophy PhD (institution unclear; LessWrong community contributor)
- AI safety researcher (pre-OpenAI organization)
- OpenAI Governance team (2022–April 2024), focused on forecasting
- April 2024: Resigned from OpenAI over concerns about company's direction
- May 2024: Publicly confirmed refusing non-disparagement agreement, forfeiting $1.7–2M
- 2024: Co-organized "Right to Warn" letter (13 current/former OpenAI/Google DeepMind employees)
- Present: Executive Director, AI Futures Project
- 2025: Published "AI 2027" report forecasting AI progression
Source URLs:
- https://aiwi.org/case-studies/right-to-warn-and-daniel-kokotajlo/
- https://www.gzeromedia.com/podcast/gzero-world-podcast/openai-whistleblower-daniel-kokotajlo-on-superintelligence-and-existential-risk-of-ai
- 8. DANIEL KOKOTAJLO [10](#daniel-kokotajlo)
- Source: claude-export/projects.json project="Day 7 Business Plan" doc="AI GODFATHERS, INTERNET PIONEERS & TECH WHISTLEBLOWERS.docx"
- - Daniel Kokotajlo - Just sacrificed millions, needs vindication
- Source: claude-export/projects.json project="Day 7 Business Plan" doc="AI GODFATHERS, INTERNET PIONEERS & TECH WHISTLEBLOWERS.docx"
- Table of Contents {#table-of-contents .TOC-Heading}
[AI GODFATHERS, INTERNET PIONEERS & TECH WHISTLEBLOWERS
1](#ai-godfathers-internet-pioneers-tech-whistleblowers)
[THE AI GODFATHERS (Created AI, Now Warning)
3](#the-ai-godfathers-created-ai-now-warning)
1. GEOFFREY HINTON [3](#geoffrey-hinton)
2. YOSHUA BENGIO [4](#yoshua-bengio)
3. STUART RUSSELL [5](#stuart-russell)
[THE FIRED WHISTLEBLOWERS (Sacrificed Careers for Truth)
6](#the-fired-whistleblowers-sacrificed-careers-for-truth)
4. TIMNIT GEBRU [6](#timnit-gebru)
5. MARGARET MITCHELL [7](#margaret-mitchell)
[THE OPENAI EXODUS (Left Over Safety Concerns)
8](#the-openai-exodus-left-over-safety-concerns)
6. ILYA SUTSKEVER [8](#ilya-sutskever)
7. JAN LEIKE [9](#jan-leike)
8. DANIEL KOKOTAJLO [10](#daniel-kokotajlo)
[THE INTERNET PIONEERS (Created Web, Now Warning)
11](#the-internet-pioneers-created-web-now-warning)
9. TIM BERNERS-LEE [11](#tim-berners-lee)
10. JARON LANIER [12](#jaron-lanier)
11. VINT CERF [13](#vint-cerf)
[THE FORMER TECH EXECUTIVES (Left to Warn)
14](#the-former-tech-executives-left-to-warn)
12. MO GAWDAT [14](#mo-gawdat)
13. TRISTAN HARRIS [15](#tristan-harris)
14. FRANCES HAUGEN [16](#frances-haugen)
[15. CHAMATH PALIHAPITIYA
17](#chamath-palihapitiya)
[THE AI SAFETY RESEARCHERS
18](#the-ai-safety-researchers)
16. MAX TEGMARK [18](#max-tegmark)
17. NICK BOSTROM [19](#nick-bostrom)
18. GARY MARCUS [20](#gary-marcus)
19. MEREDITH WHITTAKER [21](#meredith-whittaker)
20. SHERRY TURKLE [22](#sherry-turkle)
[THE TECH CRITICS & PHILOSOPHERS
23](#the-tech-critics-philosophers)
21. DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF [23](#douglas-rushkoff)
22. ROGER MCNAMEE [24](#roger-mcnamee)
23. CATHY O\'NEIL [25](#cathy-oneil)
24. EVGENY MOROZOV [26](#evgeny-morozov)
[THE CRYPTO/SOVEREIGNTY PIONEERS
27](#the-cryptosovereignty-pioneers)
25. NAVAL RAVIKANT [27](#naval-ravikant)
26. BALAJI SRINIVASAN [28](#balaji-srinivasan)
[CRITICAL MISSING VOICES (Must Add)
29](#critical-missing-voices-must-add)
27. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY [29](#eliezer-yudkowsky)
[28. CONNOR
Position: Former OpenAI Governance Researcher\
Net Worth: \$500K+\
Location: California\
Alignment Score: 83/100
Why They\'re Aligned:
- QUIT OpenAI, forfeited equity worth millions
- Lost confidence in OpenAI developing AGI safely
- Public warning about rushed AI development
- Chose principles over massive payout
Why They\'d Be Interested in Day 7:
- Governance structure he believes necessary
- Transparent development he advocates
- Alternative to reckless AI race
- Platform preserving human agency
How to Contact:
- Primary: Through EA community
- Secondary: AI safety organizations
- Best approach: Alignment research networks
- Events: EA Global conferences
\
- Ilya Sutskever - Just started Safe Superintelligence Inc, needs
allies NOW
- Jan Leike - Just pushed out from OpenAI, probably furious
WEALTH & HOLDINGS
| Asset | Detail | Source |
| Net worth | Modest — forfeited 85% of family net worth ($1.7–2M) | AIWI |
| Current income | Executive Director, AI Futures Project (nonprofit) | AIWI |
| OpenAI equity forfeited | ~$1.7–2M vested equity | Multiple |
Kokotajlo is NOT a wealth target. His value is entirely moral/intellectual — he represents integrity and sacrificial truth-telling in the AI space.
No significant giving history. Kokotajlo's "gift" was sacrificial — forfeiting $2M for the right to speak truth. He is a moral figure, not a financial one.
Daniel Kokotajlo is the AI safety researcher who walked away from approximately $2 million in vested equity at OpenAI — representing ~85% of his family's net worth — rather than sign a non-disparagement agreement that would silence him about AGI risks. His sacrifice catalyzed a global conversation about AI corporate accountability.
- Dossier: planning/wave3-dossiers/daniel-kokotajlo.md
- Hub: planning/command-center/22-daniel-kokotajlo.md
FAITH & ALIGNMENT
| Dimension | Assessment |
| Religious affiliation | None confirmed; likely secular/rationalist (LessWrong community) |
| Moral framework | Consequentialist/utilitarian; AI safety; truth-telling over personal gain |
| Faith signal | NONE — this is a secular integrity story, not a faith story |
| Kingdom alignment score | 25/100 — moral courage and truth-telling align with faith values, but no personal faith signal |
Alignment notes: Kokotajlo's sacrifice (85% net worth to speak truth) resonates with biblical virtue, but he appears to be a secular rationalist from the Effective Altruism / LessWrong community. No Christian faith connection identified.
Kokotajlo represents moral courage in the face of institutional pressure — choosing truth and the common good over personal financial security. His stance (that powerful technology must be developed responsibly, with adequate safeguards for humanity) aligns with a stewardship-of-power framework. His sacrifice (85% of net worth) for the right to speak truth is a concrete embodiment of integrity over expedience.
WARM PATH & RELATIONSHIPS
Why he belongs on the list:
Kokotajlo represents moral courage at the frontier of AI — the most consequential technology of our time. His sacrifice (85% net worth to speak truth) is a secular expression of what faith communities call integrity. His AI Futures Project shapes public discourse on existential AI risk. However, he has no personal wealth, no faith signal, and no giving capacity.
Best warm path:
- Via AI safety community — Effective Altruism, LessWrong, Alignment Research Center
- No direct warm path through faith networks identified
Angle that resonates:
Truth-telling, integrity, responsibility with powerful technology. If engagement is pursued, frame around "stewardship of power" — the idea that those building world-changing technology have a moral obligation to do so responsibly.
Honest assessment: DATA-THIN on faith alignment. Kokotajlo is a moral inspiration but NOT a stewardship target, giving partner, or kingdom-aligned individual by any evidence available. His roster placement at rank 292 seems appropriate for monitoring but not active engagement.
- No verified warm path
- AI safety community; LessWrong network
Compiled by W2-K09 · Session 1327
- Source: planning/command-center/442-daniel-kokotajlo.md
Why he belongs on the list:
Kokotajlo represents moral courage at the frontier of AI — the most consequential technology of our time. His sacrifice (85% net worth to speak truth) is a secular expression of what faith communities call integrity. His AI Futures Project shapes public discourse on existential AI risk. However, he has no personal wealth, no faith signal, and no giving capacity.
Best warm path:
- Via AI safety community — Effective Altruism, LessWrong, Alignment Research Center
- No direct warm path through faith networks identified
Angle that resonates:
Truth-telling, integrity, responsibility with powerful technology. If engagement is pursued, frame around "stewardship of power" — the idea that those building world-changing technology have a moral obligation to do so responsibly.
Honest assessment: DATA-THIN on faith alignment. Kokotajlo is a moral inspiration but NOT a stewardship target, giving partner, or kingdom-aligned individual by any evidence available. His roster placement at rank 292 seems appropriate for monitoring but not active engagement.
Key Connections
- (Tyler
- 2026
- 80,000 Hours community
- AI Futures Project contact
- AI safety community — Effective Altruism
- CauseIQ
- Dan Proft and John Tillman (political operatives
- EA community
- EA/rationalist community connections
- FDI network
- Faith Driven Investor network
- Future of Life Institute network (where he and Connor Leahy both appear
- GuideStar
- GuideStar (10/27/2025
- GuideStar program description
- Hinchilla + ECFA profile
- InfluenceWatch
- InfluenceWatch + Grantmakers
- NonprofitScan (from $1
- Philanthropy Daily interview
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
[H8-notes] Entity: Genesis Outreach — Daniel Kokotajlo | Note ID: 37df3197-4121-410e-8b0d-bc91f1608162
KEY QUOTES
| Quote | Year | Source |
| "I gradually lost trust in OpenAI leadership and their ability to responsibly handle AGI, so I quit." | 2024 | |
| "The world isn't ready, and we aren't ready. And I'm concerned we are rushing forward regardless and rationalizing our actions." | | |
| "A sane civilization would not be proceeding with the creation of this incredibly powerful technology until we had some better idea of what we were doing." | 2027 | |
| "OpenAI is really excited about building AGI, and they are recklessly racing to be the first there." | 2027 | forfeiting $2M for the right to speak |
| "stewardship of power" | | the idea that those building world-changing technology have a moral obligation t |
| "Alternative Nobel Prize" | 2024 | remains active in the AI forecasting community, updating p |
| "Genesis is building the truth infrastructure for the AI age — a Kingdom investment that protects and empowers the Body of Christ." | | Maclellan family, NCF leadership, Kaestner, Cathy family |
| "generosity advising" and non-cash complex assets (business interests, real estate, crypto). Genesis could position for" | | |
| "Faith-driven technology infrastructure deserves the same generosity advising that missions and churches receive." | 1890 | overlaps with Midwest faith-capital networks. |
| "Genesis is a faith-driven technology company building truth infrastructure — exactly what FDI exists to fund and celebrate." | | |
| "how faith-driven entrepreneurs build" | 2026 | |
| "investments and charitable work" | 2024 | Extremely private, almost n |
ALL FACTS
| Key | Value |
| AI Safety Leaders & Ethics Advocates | - Tristan Harris / Center for Humane Technology (9/10 alignment) |
| Age | ~31–33 (estimated) |
| Alignment notes | Kokotajlo's sacrifice (85% net worth to speak truth) resonates with biblical virtue, but he appears to be a secular rationalist from the Effective Altruism / LessWrong community. No Christian faith co |
| Angle that resonates | Truth-telling, integrity, responsibility with powerful technology. If engagement is pursued, frame around "stewardship of power" — the idea that those building world-changing technology have a moral o |
| Best warm path | - Via AI safety community — Effective Altruism, LessWrong, Alignment Research Center |
| Career arc | - Philosophy PhD (institution unclear; LessWrong community contributor) |
| Composite Score | 87.0/100 |
| Coverage | 0% |
| Current income | Executive Director, AI Futures Project (nonprofit) |
| Current role | Executive Director, AI Futures Project |
| Data Status | RICH (39,625 bytes across sources) |
| Direct? | No |
| Domain | Technology & AI / Safety |
| Dossier | planning/wave3-dossiers/daniel-kokotajlo.md |
| Education | Philosophy PhD background |
| Faith register | SECULAR — rationalist/effective altruist framework rather than traditional faith. However, his willingness to sacrifice personal wealth for truth-telling, his concern for humanity's future, and his co |
| Faith signal | NONE — this is a secular integrity story, not a faith story |
| Full name | Daniel Kokotajlo |
| Generated | 2026-06-15 |
| Honest assessment | DATA-THIN on faith alignment. Kokotajlo is a moral inspiration but NOT a stewardship target, giving partner, or kingdom-aligned individual by any evidence available. His roster placement at rank 292 s |
| Hub | planning/command-center/22-daniel-kokotajlo.md |
| IMPORTANT DISAMBIGUATION | There is a DIFFERENT Daniel Kokotajlo who is a British filmmaker (born ~1981, from Manchester) who directed the 2018 film "Apostasy" about Jehovah's Witnesses. The AI safety researcher Daniel Kokotajl |
| Kingdom alignment score | 25/100 — moral courage and truth-telling align with faith values, but no personal faith signal |
| Known for | Forfeiting ~$1.7–2M in OpenAI equity (85% of family net worth) to refuse non-disparagement agreement |
| Mined by | C3 window, S1334 LAST RUN |
| Moral framework | Consequentialist/utilitarian; AI safety; truth-telling over personal gain |
| Net worth | Modest — forfeited 85% of family net worth ($1.7–2M) |
| OpenAI equity forfeited | ~$1.7–2M vested equity |
| Packet | planning/excavation-packets/022-daniel-kokotajlo_PACKET.md |
| Previous | Governance/Safety Researcher, OpenAI (2022–April 2024) |
| Profile | war-room/profiles/daniel-kokotajlo.md |
| Rank | 292 (Standard Tier) \ | Session: 1326 \ | Date: 2026-06-12 |
| Recognition | TIME100 AI 2024 |
| Religious affiliation | None confirmed; likely secular/rationalist (LessWrong community) |
| Search terms used | Daniel Kokotajlo |
| Slug | daniel-kokotajlo |
| Source | Claude conversation exports (/mnt/data/claude-export/conversations.json, /mnt/data/carter-claude-export-old/conversations.json) |
| Source Links | Dossier · Top300 · Packet · [Profile](war-r |
| Source URLs | - https://aiwi.org/case-studies/right-to-warn-and-daniel-kokotajlo/ |
| Stated dream | Ensure that the development of AGI is governed responsibly — that the people building the most powerful technology in history are held accountable to humanity's interests, not just their own |
| Tier | Standard |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-16T16:46Z |
| Title | Independent AI Safety Researcher (formerly OpenAI Governance) |
| Top-300 Dossier | planning/top300/dossiers/daniel-kokotajlo.md |
| Warmth | KNOWN |
| Warmth Score | known-via-path |
| Why | Research profile with background, wealth, faith alignment, and engagement data. |
| Why he belongs on the list | Kokotajlo represents moral courage at the frontier of AI — the most consequential technology of our time. His sacrifice (85% net worth to speak truth) is a secular expression of what faith communities |
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