Thoughts
Short, interview-style entries: background, focus, and where I'm headed.
- 01·personal
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Honestly, I don't know! I try to take one day at a time so I can focus my energy. And seriously, with the baffling rate of AI capabilities advancement, I couldn't even say what December might look like (writing this in July '23). Whatever circumstances come, I aim for an actio…
- 02·personal
What makes AI so interesting?
What makes it not interesting? The "thinking machine" drean has fascinated philosophers, machinists, and scientists for centuries. While there are many interpretations of the scope and focus of "artificial intelligence", I take it to denote "the science and engineering of maki…
- 03·personal
Relate a setback you've overcome
Getting up after my DIY'ed Cookie Cutter CNC EDM head shorted out the lab in 9th grade in front of my entire class, teacher, and principal was probably the hardest, most embarassing setback I've faced. I'd spent dozens of hours, written hundreds of lines of code, learned so ma…
- 04·personal
Focus Statement
We're witnessing the greatest technoevolutionary leap in the history of the observable universe. Yes, we might retrospectively say we were living in a fast-ish takeoff. Everything Everywhere All at Once. And most people don't even realize it! But what's a takeoff when only a m…
- 05·personal
Describe some technical accomplishments you're proud of
There's a lot of things I'm proud of, but here are 3: - The Copyright Calculator. Developing this application was one of the most involved projects of my 9th grade given the resources and skills at my disposal. At the time, I was already busy starting high school, building a 3…
- 06·personal
Background
My family places strong value on learning, kindness, and integrity. My dad spent much of my childhood as a systems engineer at Microsoft, and my mom, as a minister.[^1] Passing their values on, my siblings and I enjoyed regular visits to the library, lively conversations about…
- 07·personal
Where I see myself in 5 years
The five-year arc — from prototype to deployed swarm, and the people I want around me by the end of it.