About

I am a computer scientist from Cape Town, South Africa. I am currently working as a Machine Learning Engineer and independent AI safety researcher.

I am excited by the rapid advancements in AI systems, but concerned about the catastrophic risks they may pose. Therefore, I am passionate about exploring AI safety, interpretability, and alignment in my future research to ensure that AI benefits all humanity.

Recent Activity:

• Mar 2025 - Present: Working on “Precursors to Dangerous Capabilities in AI Agents” project with Leo Hyams and Sam Brown.
• Feb 2025: Started the AI Safety, Ethics, and Society Course hosted by the Centre for AI Safety.
• Jan - Mar 2025: Worked with AI Safety Engineering Taskforce as part of the UK AI Security Institute Bounty program for developing novel AI agent evaluations.
• Nov 2024: Attended Condor Camp South Africa, a week-long AI Safety career accelerator.
• Sep 2024 - Feb 2025: Partipated in AI Safety Fundamentals Alignment Course by BlueDot Impact.

Background and History

I did my Master’s in Computer Science at Stellenbosch University under Marcel Dunaiski. My thesis focused on transformer-based language models for natural language processing tasks. Before that I studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Stellenbosch University.

Other Interests

Apart from working on AI, I enjoy:

• Reading
• Running, Cycling, and Hiking
• Traveling