About Me

I research introspective AI & attention schema theory for digital sentience & AI safety.

I study computer science, cognitive science, & philosophy at Princeton University. I lead reading groups with Princeton AI Alignment, I do research in Princeton Neuroscience institute, and I write a philosophy of mind blog on substack. Other research interests include functional decision theory, comprehension & the intentional stance in LLMs, self-modification, and desire satisfaction theories of welfare.

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Can brains suffer?

May 27, 2026

One of the misconceptions about illusionism is that it denies the reality of conscious experiences. It is only meant to deny that conscious experiences have special metaphysical properties like pri...

Complexity is a cop-out

Apr 30, 2026

I lean illusionist and preference welfarist. Should I be nice to my thermostat? It has a goal (temperature set point) and sends signals to try to achieve that goal. Is it morally wrong to leave my ...