Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford
Finalist studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Anne's College, Oxford, with experience in AI safety research, journalism, and leadership.
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Hello Anthropic team! I built this website specifically for my application, inspired by your wonderful 'Keep Thinking' campaign aesthetic. It seemed only fitting to use Claude to help create it (meta, I know). Thanks so much for taking the time to actually click through and have a look around. I hope you enjoy exploring as much as I enjoyed building this!
"I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked..." Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
I came across this passage whilst working at Future Impact Group, and it resonated deeply with me. Plath captures the paralysis of potential, the fear that choosing one path means losing all others. But here's the thing: whilst Plath's narrator starves, unable to choose, I've learned to embrace the uncertainty. Each fig represents a possibility, and the beauty isn't in picking the perfect one, it's in having the courage to reach for any of them and see where it leads.
The coincidence of working at FIG, whose logo is literally a fig tree, whilst grappling with these questions about career paths and impact, wasn't lost on me. It felt like the universe having a bit of a laugh. But it also reinforced something important: I'm not afraid of the branches. I'm excited by them. My focus is on making an impact, wherever that fig might lead me.
My path into AI safety began through Effective Altruism, which opened my eyes to the profound importance of ensuring artificial intelligence develops in ways that benefit humanity. This realisation transformed what had been abstract philosophical questions into urgent, tangible challenges that demand our attention now.
Studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford has equipped me with a unique lens for approaching AI governance and policy work. Philosophy provides the ethical frameworks for thinking about what we ought to do; Politics reveals the mechanisms through which change actually happens; and Economics offers the tools to understand incentives, trade-offs, and systemic effects. Each discipline is essential, and their intersection is where the most interesting problems live.
At heart, I'm a problem solver. I love tackling complex, messy challenges that sit at the intersection of technology, policy, and human values. Whether it's building evaluation systems for AI safety programmes, analysing economic policy for publication, or researching governance frameworks, I'm driven by the desire to make a tangible impact. I'm comfortable working across the technical stack, from coding (with and without AI assistance) and statistical analysis in Python and R, to conducting empirical research and communicating findings effectively. I embrace uncertainty, not as something to fear, but as the space where the most important work happens.
My interests span the intersection of economics and AI, the policy implications of emerging technologies, and the practical challenges of translating abstract ideas into real-world action. But above all, my focus is on impact: doing work that matters, with people who care, on problems that can't wait.
Built an LLM evaluation model to rate and process all applicants for the FIG Fellowship. Handled operations workflow from project lead recruitment through to fellowship launch. Gained significant experience in AI Safety, Governance, Policy, and Alignment through research work.
Published solo and joint bylines for Spear's Magazine, covering topics including carried interest and inheritance tax. Conducted research and wrote copy on firms and professionals in the financial sector for Spear's 500.
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