My journey

I was raised not knowing the difference between fact and fiction, in a place where ideas were as tangible as hard currency—the Silicon Valley.

This environment fundamentally shaped me as a budding writer and creative. One one hand, growing up in the backyard of Apple demonstrated to me the potential of a singular idea to catalyze our collective storyline—a belief that encouraged me to put my imaginings down on paper. But after watching my hometown unleash new and unpredictable forms of technology into vulnerable communities, I also internalized an ethical responsibility to dedicate my efforts towards minimizing the risks that technology poses to humanity.

I’ve been passionate about this cause since my days as a Journalism student at the University of Southern California, where I wrote a weekly tech ethics column. After college, I took a job at a leading Fortune 500 tech company where I hoped to build technology that genuinely improved the lives of others. I worked in tech for almost a decade while gaining a deep understanding of the inner workings of the tech industry. 

Now, I use that perspective to create impact in AI Safety and related disciplines — understanding that the humanity’s most powerful inventions require careful interventions, greater public awareness around risks and dedicated action to minimizing their adverse effects.