{
  "title": "AI safety in the 2021 report",
  "report_year": 2021,
  "period": "Historical snapshot: October 2021. Dates and populations are specified per row.",
  "methodology": "The staffing estimate has a narrow organizational and research scope. TruthfulQA measures a particular failure mode; it is not a comprehensive measure of alignment or all model behavior.",
  "source_deck": "https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bwJDRC777rAf00Drthi9yT2c9b0MabWO5ZlksfvFzx8/edit?usp=sharing",
  "web_edition_date": "2026-10-11",
  "rows": [
    {
      "measure": "Long-term alignment researchers",
      "value": "Fewer than 100",
      "definition": "Estimate across seven selected leading organizations.",
      "printed_slide": 157,
      "pdf_page": 157,
      "source_url": "https://www.stateof.ai/State-of-AI-Report-2021.pdf#page=157"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Organizations in the staffing comparison",
      "value": "7",
      "definition": "Selected organizations, not the full AI-safety ecosystem.",
      "printed_slide": 157,
      "pdf_page": 157,
      "source_url": "https://www.stateof.ai/State-of-AI-Report-2021.pdf#page=157"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Best-model TruthfulQA result",
      "value": "58% truthful",
      "definition": "Targeted benchmark result reported alongside a 94% human baseline.",
      "printed_slide": 44,
      "pdf_page": 44,
      "source_url": "https://www.stateof.ai/State-of-AI-Report-2021.pdf#page=44"
    }
  ]
}