About

Hi, my name is Haru (하루) [ˈhɑːɹu]. I research AI alignment, which means I’m broadly trying to answer the question: how do we use Artificial Intelligence systems to safely navigate us to a desirable future? I think this is the most important problem in the world. Read about why here.

A question I really like to ask people I’m trying to get to know is:

In some parallel universe with no external pressure on you to make money (your needs are comfortably met), meet convoluted social expectations (your autonomy is respected), or improve a disastrous world (we figured it out), what would your life look like?

Since you’re on this page, I assume you’re interested in learning more about me, so I’ll answer the question myself:

I want to do a lot of really weird fun things with my friends every day. Some of the funnest things I’ve done so far include:

• communal reading and writing, e.g. book clubs and poetry / paper workshops
• playing and making games
• listening to / dancing to / making music
• football (soccer)
• 3am deep talks on the human condition
• systematically researching the nature of fun and how to have more of it