I'm an AI policy researcher serving as the Director of Research for the Windfall Trust, a non-profit focused on ensuring that the economic benefits of advanced AI are shared by everyone.
I also lead the AGI Social Contract, a consortium of experts proposing concrete strategies to design a new social contract for a post-AGI society.
My current priority is to drastically increase the number of researchers investigating strategies to navigate the upcoming AI economic transformation.
I was formerly the AI Governance Lead for Convergence Analysis. At Convergence, I hosted a conference on AI economic impacts and have been guiding thirty fellows conducting economic policy research. Before my focus on AI economics, I conducted research on foundational AI governance policies (e.g. chip registries & model registries) & soft nationalization.
Previously, I was the fifth software engineer and the lead of various projects at Alchemy, an Ethereum infra startup now valued at $10.2 billion. At Alchemy, I created web3.university, a learning platform with over 200k students.
From 2015 - 2018, I was a rapid prototyping researcher at Google's Interaction Lab, where I led software & UX explorations for a next-gen Google Glass. Projects I prototyped include the augmented memory and translation features for the Android XR Glasses.
At Google, I also invented and built the first "Babelfish" real-time translation feature for wireless earbuds, launched in 2017 on the original Pixel Buds.
Outside of work, I'm into surfing 🏄♂️, community living 🏘️, and music production 🎹. I also started and organize a camping & music festival 🎪 now in its 6th year.
Useful AI Economics Resources
My current research agenda, building a strategy playbook for how governments should respond to upcoming AI economic transformations
A list I maintain of individuals interested in working in TAI economics. I forward opportunities and job listings here.
Open research project ideas that could use attention in the AI economics space
AI Economics Fellowships
I served as the lead mentor for each of the following projects: