Oren Etzioni
Oren Etzioni is a pioneering Artificial Intelligence researcher, entrepreneur, and prominent voice in AI safety and ethics.
Etzioni was the Founding Chief Executive Officer at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) from its inception in 2013 until late 2022 – one of the most highly respected AI research institutes in the world, whose mission is AI for the Common Good. Under his leadership, AI2 pursued ambitious projects aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art in AI and addressing extraordinary scientific, engineering, and societal challenges.
In 2024, Etzioni founded and ran TrueMedia.org – a non-profit technology organization using AI to create a non-partisan, free, and broadly accessible dashboard to combat political disinformation by identifying manipulated media and AI-based forgery of video, audio, images, and text across social media platforms.
He has been a Professor at the University of Washington’s Computer Science department since 1991, and a Venture Partner at the Madrona Venture Group since 2000. He is also the Founder and Technical Director of the AI2 Incubator.