I am a scientist and mathematician working at the nexus of artificial intelligence, mathematical physics and cognitive science. My research aims to understand intelligence, cognition and the mind, and use this knowledge to advance science, engineering and society.
👈 This Machine Learning Street Talk interview summarises my research,
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‘What I cannot create, I do not understand’ (Feynman, 1988). I develop machines that learn and think like people, leveraging our most fundamental models of cognition and behaviour.I have worked on artificial intelligence from first principles, developing fundamental descriptions of intelligence in natural systems and advancing toward scalable, biomimetic, aligned artificial agents. I believe this research program will help us unlock the next generation of AI systems, which are robust and adaptive, safe and trustworthy, data-efficient and environmentally friendly, with transformative advantages for society and scientific discovery.