Personal
There's more to life than AI safety (though it sometimes doesn't feel like it). Here's what I care about and spend time on besides AI safety and research.
My Second Brain: Obsidian
I'm a devoted Obsidian user. My vault currently sits at around 3,000 notes and counting.
My philosophy around Obsidian is that it's genuinely my second brain. It forces me to always integrate what I learn into my already existing knowledge base. Every new idea has to find its place in the web of things I already know. This makes it super useful for synthesizing existing ideas into new writing and connecting seemingly unrelated concepts.
I'm planning to write an elaborate post about why Obsidian is amazing and how I use it. Stay tuned on my Substack.
My oh-so-beautiful Obsidian knowledge graph with ~3,000 interconnected notes. I look at this at least once a day on Obsidian to get a dopamine boost.
Writing
I regularly write on two Substacks:
Alexander's Substack
Personal writing about books and quotes from them, philosophy, mathematics, game theory, neuroscience, effective altruism, longevity, sports, societal coordination, and more.
AISIG's Substack
AI safety focused writing: technical alignment, governance, policy, and updates from the AI Safety Initiative Groningen.
I also post some writing on this website, though the Substacks are where you should be at!
Interests
I have a pretty wide range of interests that I actively explore through reading, writing, and conversation. Strike a conversation with me about any of these at any time!
Philosophy
Ethics, effective altruism, existentialism
Mathematics
Analysis, game theory, foundations
Neuroscience
Computational and cognitive
Books
Widely and voraciously
Game Theory
Coordination, cooperation, incentives
Longevity
Health optimization, aging research
Effective Altruism
Doing the most good
Coordination
Collective action problems
Sports Science
Training, physiology, recovery
Sports & Music
Sports
I love competing in sports. I played football and tennis for many years, and I'm currently getting into judo.
Piano
I've played the piano for essentially my whole life. It's a really enjoyable way for me to think differently (or even better, have a moment of no thoughts) and find flow.
What I Value
I really love to read, spend time with loved ones, and have a banger conversation. I believe in effective altruism: trying to do as much good as possible with the resources and time we have. I value honest feedback (hence the feedback page) and always want to hear where I'm wrong.
In pursuit of a world where everyone wants to cooperate in prisoner's dilemmas.
Want to talk about any of this?