I am a DPhil/PhD Candidate in International Relations. I have a MSc in Politics Research and a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE), also from the University of Oxford.
I have been a Research Associate and Academic Project Manager at the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk since January 2017. In that time the Centre tripled in size, and I advised the UK, US, and Singaporean governments; the EU, UN and OECD; and leading technology companies. I've had over 40 publications with over 1,500 citations, including on climate change, pandemics, and societal collapse, but most of my work is on the security implications of artificial intelligence (AI). Key publications include 'The malicious use of AI: Forecasting, prevention, and mitigation' and 'Toward trustworthy AI development: mechanisms for supporting verifiable claims'. I am also an Associate Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (University of Cambridge).
Previously I worked in UK politics as the Senior Parliamentary Researcher to a Labour MP in the Shadow Cabinet, and was seconded to several general election and referendum campaigns. I was a Policy Associate at the Global Priorities Project (University of Oxford) and the first Development Director of the Centre for Effective Altruism.
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