My current research falls broadly into three domains.
Non-human
Minds
There are ~9 million species of animal on earth. Around half of these
species are insects. There is no consensus about how to count artificial minds, but they could one
day out number biological minds by orders of magnitude. Most minds are not human. How do these other
minds think? What is it like to be them? How should we relate to them?
Replication and Open Science Over the past decade, as a
wide range of replications have systematically failed, the general status of knowledge that is
grounded in a variety of scientific disciplines has been increasingly placed into doubt.This has
given rise to a multitude of pressing and difficult questions. Are these doubts justified? Do the
most basic features of our best science need to be reformed? AI Safety,
Governance, and Ethics AI technologies are promising to fundamentally
transform our world. How can this technology be developed, regulated, and deployed in a way that
minimizes potential risks and harms to all sentient beings?
