About me
I study natural language processing. I am interested in
generative AI, cognitive science, and building useful ways to
make information universally accessible to people.
What has been most important recently: Factuality. How can we make large language models
speak the truth? What is acceptable evidence of truth?
I work at Google DeepMind. Prior to that, I led a research group
as an Associate Professor at Penn State. I also worked on cognitive models at Carnegie Mellon University. I hold a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. If
you'd like to work with me (post-PhD) on NLP and dialogue, please
apply to Google DeepMind.
Fun Fact #1: I am a pilot and love airplanes. "Science, freedom,
beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life?"
Fun Fact #2: A long time ago, I worked for a newspaper and then a radio station in
Berlin.
Fun Fact #3: I lived in some great cities: Mainz, Berlin, Dublin, Edinburgh,
Pittsburgh, New York.
