David Krueger
About
Dr. David Scott Krueger is an Assistant Professor in Robust, Reasoning, and Responsible AI in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research (DIRO) at the Université de Montréal and a Core Academic Member of Mila (Quebec AI Institute). He holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair and is the recipient of the IVADO Professorship in Responsible AI. Dr. Krueger is a leading voice in AI Alignment and Existential Safety (x-risk), focusing his research on ensuring that advanced AI systems—particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) and autonomous agents—act in accordance with human intent. He is widely recognized for his work on identifying "alignment failure modes," such as Goal Misgeneralization and Reward Gaming, where AI systems achieve specified rewards by pursuing unintended or harmful behaviors.
Research Performance Summary
First Recorded Paper
Nice: Non-linear independent components estimation
Year: 2015
Citations: 3312
Venue: Workshop at ICLR
Latest Recorded Paper
Position: Capability Control Should be a Separate Goal From Alignment
Year: 2026
Citations: 0
Venue: arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.05164
Last 10 Years Publication Activity
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