I'm an AI engineer and entrepreneur developing the future of technology. I'm currently the co-founder of a stealth startup. I've spent the last decade engineering frontier AI systems (computer use, reasoning, verification) and working at the intersection of AI and national security.
I've built state-of-the-art AI models that turn text into keyboard/mouse actions (NeurIPS 2023), created a system for scaling test-time compute to improve LLMs without additional training (CoLM 2025), and developed train-time RL algorithms that teach LLMs to reason during pretraining (LanGame @NeurIPS 2024). I've also created AI algorithms to help diagnose cancer, built the entire ML infrastructure for a top surgical navigation company, built AI to simulate cities for the defense sector, and invented new neural network architectures inspired by the human brain. In my free time, I enjoy coding systems from scratch in C/C++, including operating systems, 3D rendering engines, and game engines.
I first fell in love with the field of AI since it was the bridge between both of my passions: the brain and technology. Since then, I have spoken at various international conferences with the aim of educating and inspiring others to think about future of AI. To ensure a positive future for humanity alongside general AI, we must ask and explore these questions now.
My goal is to secure superintelligence and help humanity reach a new evolutionary step. Most importantly, to keep humanity safe and secure our future alongside superintelligent AI systems.
The State of AI and a Look to the Future