Michele "Ubik" De Simoni
"Ever Tried. Ever Failed. Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better. (Beckett)"
I work full-time as a Senior Machine Learning Scientist (handling many Data Engineering tasks as well) with a focus on ML for medical imaging at Align Tech.
Current tech hobbies: working with LLMs, worrying about AI risks (focusing on x-risks and Alignment, but it's not looking too good even for more "mundane" threats), and contributing to AI Safety.
I was active as a Python & Data Science/Machine Learning teacher and speaker for local and European meetups and conferences, but that ground to a halt due to the plague. I plan to resume in 2023, as I love traveling and teaching!
I can usually be found next to some source of caffeine, be it a chawan of Matcha or a cup of V60, bookstores & libraries, cooking classes, tabletop RPGs, and Python/ML/Data meetups.
Align Technology
Git*hub|lab – Homepage – Twitter handle –@mr_ubik
Session
AI is poised to be "Our final invention," either the key to a never-ending utopia or a direct road to dystopia (or apocalypse). Even without the eschatological framing, it's still a revolutionary technology increasingly embedded in every aspect of our life, from smartphones to smart cities, from autonomous agents to autonomous weapons. In the face of acceleration, there can be no delay: if we want AI to shape a better tomorrow, we must discuss safety today.