I study the potential for artificial intelligence to trigger a world war and how to prevent that from happening.

In particular, I study AI-triggered military power shifts, the causes of war, and the international governance of AI (e.g., institutions to enable a global AI market)—with a particular focus on verification.

My prior specializations include semiconductor physics and full-stack software engineering.

As a social scientist, my strongest methodological areas are formal theory, quantitative analysis, and process tracing. I also tend to draw heavily on my background in the natural and formal sciences, with a particular emphasis on machine learning, semiconductors, cryptography, and nuclear science. Previously, I spent a decade working for Silicon Valley startups as a software engineer and manager.