AI Safety Researcher & Field Builder
Building the institutions that make AI go well.
I'm the Co-Executive Director of MATS, working to train the next generation of alignment researchers. Previously a physicist. Based in Berkeley.
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Recent Writing
AI Safety Undervalues Founders
Why the AI safety field needs to invest more in entrepreneurial talent and organization-building, not just technical research.
Podcast
The Cognitive Revolution with Nathan Labenz
A conversation on MATS, scaling alignment research training, and the state of the AI safety field.
Recent Writing
Talent Needs of Technical AI Safety Teams
The primary archetypes of technical talent needed for AI safety.