Welcome! I'm Max, an artificial intelligence researcher from Seattle. Currently based in Brooklyn. Recently:
- [– 2021] I completed my PhD at the University of Washington, where I was advised by Yejin Choi.
- [– 2023] I spent a couple years wandering the globe.
- [– 2025] I ran an indie software shop called Least Significant Bit, working on projects like Talk to Me Human. I also attended and would highly recommend the Recurse Center.
- [now –] I am a Member of Technical Staff on the pretraining team at Anthropic, working on evaluations.
Latest posts
- Japan: Nagasaki
- Japan: Fukuoka
- Japan: Okinawa
- The PhD Metagame: Try Even a Little at Conferences
- Pardon the Mess
- Embedded SRS Development
+ see more in the Studio
Featured project
Talk to Me Human is a conversational puzzle game. You play by speaking (out loud!) to AI-powered NPCs with lifelike voices. You must persuade, fool, and compliment your way out of sticky situations. Also available on Steam.
