I feel like I’ve had many different work lives. Here are some of the eras, and the things I’m most proud of.
AI safety & product management (2020 – 2023)
Built Elicit.org from inception to 100k+ monthly users, coordinating a team of 5 engineers and designers
Presented on forecasting, safe AI systems, and LLM research tools at conferences (EAG, Foresight Institute)
AI governance (2023 & 2024)
Spent 6 months doing independent research on AI governance & well-being, culminating in a Gradient article, winning the Foresight Institute Transformational AI hackathon, and a project on measuring the impact of AI on our well-being
Healing (2023 & 2024)
During my year-long sabbatical, explored a lot of different healing areas, including:
Running a 60-person hackathon with FiftyYears using LLMs to improve our wellbeing (event, write up)
Building an AI healing tool for Ideal Parent Figure protocol
Running a month-long Tour of Inner Work course, and Ideal Parent Figure workshops
Working with jhana startup Jhourney editing their podcast
Training in parts work through Aletheia coaching, and energy work through Luminous Awareness
A whole other era (< 2023)
Co-organized a 400-person retreat for Interact, a technology for social good fellowship
Researched with Dr. Angela Duckworth and Dr. Katey Milkman, focusing on the effect of personal rules on self control (thesis)
Co-founded a community oriented around authentic connection and working on what you care most about
Built a gratitude app (in 2019, pre-LLMs :P)
Reported on the Israeli technology scene as a journalist (article)
Worked at Upstart on growth analytics and growth product strategy
Coached college students on career plans & life mapping (framework)
Dabbled in animation (video)
Ran a podcast capturing mental models used by experts in different disciplines