Updated 28 April 2026
What I’m on right now.
A /now page, after Derek Sivers. Snapshot of where I am at the moment. If this hasn’t been updated in a while, assume it’s out of date and write to me.
Working on
The week to week
Mathematics exams at Nottingham fill most of May. Heads-down on revision until they’re through.
NAISI is in its off-season for fellowship sessions, which makes this the natural window to work on the core: curriculum, materials, and infrastructure for the next Kairos cohort.
Reading
In the queue
- Anthropic, “Persona Vectors” (2025). Linear directions in activation space that correspond to persona traits, and how to use them to monitor and steer model character.
Building
Side things
This site, sporadically. NAISI’s core: curriculum, materials, and infrastructure for the next Kairos cohort. And thinking about what else UK universities need for AI safety to take root properly.