Hi! My name is Chris Lakin.
What I’m doing now
Updated Jan 24, 2025 from San Francisco.
Researching alignment
Thinking about: “How do decentralized systems of smaller parts (mainly humans and/or AIs) successfully align to form larger, more coherent agents while preserving autonomy and enabling meaningful cooperation?” I study alignment “in the wild”, via humans. My research is self-directed and funded by patrons, an aligned AI company (currently stealth), and ↓
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