About me
I love (a) learning and (b) working on important problems that make the world a better place. I'm currently working to ensure humanity safely flourishes as we build ever more advanced general AI systems at my defensive AI company, Harmony Intelligence.
Past roles
- Startup founder (many valuable lessons, one exit)
- Software engineer (e.g. at unicorn fintech Plaid; rewrote the Plaid API, serving 100mn+ consumers to this day)
- Hardware engineer (e.g. at cell cultured meat co Vow, building lab automation systems)
- Engineering manager (e.g. at Plaid, managing ~12 team members, including cybersecurity, platform, bank integration teams)
- Head of Engineering (built 8 person team from scratch at Vow)
- Head of Technology (managed ~35 engineers & scientists at Vow)
- A long list of other startup roles you take on in startups, from hiring, operations, commercial, manufacturing, and more.
All in all, I absolutely love wearing many hats and figuring out ambiguous problems with highly motivated, early-stage teams in pursuit of an important mission.
Current work in AI
For the last couple years, I've been working on ensuring our future with AI goes well, including through research and now building Harmony Intelligence.
I'm building a world-class team of AI experts to evaluate & make advanced general AI models safer at Harmony Intelligence, with a particular focus on large-scale risks such as cybersecurity, weapons proliferation, and AI loss of control. My CTO & Co-founder at Harmony is Alex Browne, one of the most talented & high integrity engineers I've ever had the pleasure of working with.
Reach out if you're interested AI model evaluations, red-teaming, safety, and cybersecurity.
I used to host The AGI Show podcast to interview AI experts on the risks & opportunities of artificial general intelligence (AGI) for our world. While it's on hiatus, there's some great timeless episodes with expert guests worth listening to.
If you're new to the challenge of AI alignment, check out Want to learn about AGI safety & alignment? - Beginner resources.
If you're working on AI alignment and think I can be helpful, never hesitate to reach out.
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