dispatch · current cycle
the work
I'm leading a team at Arcadia Alignment! Early days still but it's definitely a cracked team. Watch out for our first blogpost - coming soon to an AlignmentForum near you!
the heart
I'm getting back on the dating market! I've been on a bit of a break. But now I'm excited to meet new people and see where things go! More about that here :]
the body
I'm really enjoying my fitness phase. This June marks about two years of mostly consistent lifting, and I feel like I've really made some solid progress!
It's also super fun to branch out. I bought some Indian clubs recently - amazingly fun to swing around and a shoulder workout like none other. I also want to become a master of the pullup - Michael Eckert's YouTube channel has me hooked.
the dance floor
I've been dancing a lot, and loving it. I went to my first swing dance lesson recently — so much fun, and I'm definitely going back. Also loving ceilidhs and thinking about KPOP dance classes soon!
previous cycles
I'm based in London, in the United Kingdom.
It's coming close to the six-month mark of me working at the Center on Long-Term Risk. This has been a great experience — collaborating with Niels and Maxime has been excellent, and I appreciate the dynamism we have as a small, focused team. As part of this we put out our paper on inoculation prompting, which demonstrates how we can steer language model generalization by adding one line to training data.
This season has been one of growth. I've done a lot of introspection, and (perhaps for the first time in my life) become more in tune with my preferences, values, and goals. I've become a lot happier and more agentic as a result — for example, I'm now actively dating again, and seeking a long-term partner to build a vibrant, meaningful life with.