I’m a researcher in human and artificial intelligence interested in the relationship between language and knowledge. Drawing on cognitive linguistics, computer science and philosophy, I support the view that intelligence is not reducible to data processing and that AI is a cultural technology that does not think or feel.
Writing
I’m currently drafting a book on pseudoscience in the AI industry and I write Culture & Anarchy, a newsletter about modern humanism viewed through the lenses of naturalism, pragmatism and Daoism. I’ve also published academic work on the biological origins of language.
Consulting
Since 2019, I’ve worked in private industry on AI alignment and reasoning systems. I offer consulting services to UK startups that need help building bridges between tech stack and product strategy. Here’s an example of a talk I gave on the promise of neurosymbolic models for enterprise settings.