Hidenori Tanaka
Group Leader, Physics of Intelligence Program at Harvard University
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Hidenori Tanaka is the Group Leader at the CBS–NTT Program in Physics of Intelligence at Harvard University and the Physics of AI Group at NTT Research. His research develops scientific foundations for aligning emergent behaviors in AI, with a particular focus on how personas and macroscopic social behaviors emerge in advanced AI systems and how they can be predicted and controlled for alignment. He received his B.S. in physics from Kyoto University and his Ph.D. in theoretical biophysics from Harvard University, and was a Masason Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University.
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Persona Mechanics: developing a predictive and controllable science of how personas form, persist, and drift in advanced AI systems.
Collective intelligence and failure modes in multi-agent AI: studying evidence aggregation, polarization, communication protocols, and model diversity using controlled environments.
Theoretical foundations of superintelligence alignment: using ideas from statistical physics, neuroscience, and dynamical systems to identify distinct dynamical phases of recursive self-improvement.
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Strong foundations in mathematics, physics, machine learning, or a related quantitative field.
Ability to design and implement rigorous computational experiments with modern AI models.
Interest in theoretical approaches to AI alignment, interpretability, emergent cognition, or multi-agent systems.
Intellectual independence and willingness to work across physics, neuroscience, psychology, and AI safety.
Prior research experience is desirable, but exceptional candidates with strong technical ability and research taste are also encouraged.