About

I am excited about contributing to humanity getting its act together. This site collects links to provide an overview of how I’m doing so.

If we play our cards right, the future will be buzzing with unfathomably rich experiences. Humanism has come far in little time. I want to make sure that trend continues.

What I am up to

As of 2024, our work is best framed as “frontier AI diplomacy”.

In 2021, I co-founded the Simon Institute for Longterm Governance to improve international preparedness for rapid technological change.

Before that, I helped build up the Swiss EA ecosystem, tried to model some of the world, and understand human potential, including my own. Before that, I failed to sustain motivation for an undergrad in international relations; did a gap year as an au pair and snowboard instructor; grew (up) in Germany, with a 1-year stint in Tennessee; did many sports and played all sorts of games.

When not working, I nourish an intergenerational neighborhood campus, explore boundaries, lift weights, mix music, document reflections, eat, create, dance, and sleep.

How I ended up here

In my last year of high school, a naïve sense of moral superiority paired with the desire to eat healthier and made me go vegan. Investigating animal sentience, it dawned on me that I could leverage my privilege for better things than climbing local social status ladders. Seeking friends with shared motivations, I encountered effective altruism (EA) in late 2013. Many rabbit holes later, I became profoundly motivated by the realistic prospects of a radically better future. One where all conscious beings can self-actualize their desires and transcend identity.