Team

Dr. Elliot McKernon

Writer-Researcher

Elliot is a writer-researcher at Convergence, focused on communicating the team’s research output to various audiences. He has a PhD in mathematics from the University of Manchester, where he studied modular representation theory and earned several awards for contribution to society. He has a first class Master’s in Natural Sciences from the UEA. Since 2020, he’s worked as a technical and pop science writer, covering existential risk, machine learning, astronomy, particle physics, and more.

Publications

AI Governance

AI Model Registries: A Foundational Tool for AI Governance

Content

Oct 4, 2024

75

minute read

AI Governance

AI Model Registries: A Foundational Tool for AI Governance

Content

Oct 4, 2024

75

minute read

AI Governance

AI Model Registries: A Foundational Tool for AI Governance

Content

Oct 4, 2024

75

minute read

Scenario Planning

Transformative AI and Scenario Planning for AI X-risk

Content

Mar 22, 2024

9

minute read

Scenario Planning

Transformative AI and Scenario Planning for AI X-risk

Content

Mar 22, 2024

9

minute read

Scenario Planning

Transformative AI and Scenario Planning for AI X-risk

Content

Mar 22, 2024

9

minute read

Regulation Summary

A brief review of China's AI industry and regulations

Content

Mar 14, 2024

19

minute read

Regulation Summary

A brief review of China's AI industry and regulations

Content

Mar 14, 2024

19

minute read

Regulation Summary

A brief review of China's AI industry and regulations

Content

Mar 14, 2024

19

minute read

Humanist Perspectives

The Danger from AI is Real, But We Can Make it Safe

Content

Jul 11, 2023

20

minute read

Humanist Perspectives

The Danger from AI is Real, But We Can Make it Safe

Content

Jul 11, 2023

20

minute read

Humanist Perspectives

The Danger from AI is Real, But We Can Make it Safe

Content

Jul 11, 2023

20

minute read

Regulation Overview

2024 State of the AI Regulatory Landscape

Content

May 27, 2024

98

minute read

Regulation Overview

2024 State of the AI Regulatory Landscape

Content

May 27, 2024

98

minute read

Regulation Overview

2024 State of the AI Regulatory Landscape

Content

May 27, 2024

98

minute read

Technical AI Safety

Information-Theoretic Boxing of Superintelligences

Content

Nov 30, 2023

9

minute read

Technical AI Safety

Information-Theoretic Boxing of Superintelligences

Content

Nov 30, 2023

9

minute read

Technical AI Safety

Information-Theoretic Boxing of Superintelligences

Content

Nov 30, 2023

9

minute read

Value Modeling

Aligning AI by optimizing for "wisdom"

Content

Jun 27, 2023

14

minute read

Value Modeling

Aligning AI by optimizing for "wisdom"

Content

Jun 27, 2023

14

minute read

Value Modeling

Aligning AI by optimizing for "wisdom"

Content

Jun 27, 2023

14

minute read

Mitigating Existential Risks

Improving the safety of AI evals

Content

Jun 18, 2023

8

minute read

Mitigating Existential Risks

Improving the safety of AI evals

Content

Jun 18, 2023

8

minute read

Mitigating Existential Risks

Improving the safety of AI evals

Content

Jun 18, 2023

8

minute read

Technical AI Safety

The risk-reward tradeoff of interpretability research

Content

Jun 5, 2023

7

minute read

Technical AI Safety

The risk-reward tradeoff of interpretability research

Content

Jun 5, 2023

7

minute read

Technical AI Safety

The risk-reward tradeoff of interpretability research

Content

Jun 5, 2023

7

minute read

Mitigating Existential Risks

Keep humans in the loop

Content

Apr 19, 2023

11

minute read

Mitigating Existential Risks

Keep humans in the loop

Content

Apr 19, 2023

11

minute read

Mitigating Existential Risks

Keep humans in the loop

Content

Apr 19, 2023

11

minute read

Humanist Perspectives

Machine Evolution

Content

Nov 7, 2023

33

minute read

Humanist Perspectives

Machine Evolution

Content

Nov 7, 2023

33

minute read

Humanist Perspectives

Machine Evolution

Content

Nov 7, 2023

33

minute read