Paul Riechers co-founded and leads research at Simplex, an AI interpretability organization discovering the representations, abstractions, and mechanisms of neural networks. By building the fundamental science of intelligence, Simplex aims to elevate the conversation around AGI/ASI, and to increase optionality for better futures. Paul earned his PhD in theoretical physics and MS in electrical and computer engineering at UC Davis, and was then a research fellow for five years at NTU in Singapore. He co-founded the Beyond Institute for Theoretical Science (BITS), served as a Senior Fellow at IPAM’s Mathematics of Intelligences program at UCLA, and has mentored technical AI safety work at MATS, PIBBSS, and ILIAD.
Previously, Charles worked at Posit, PBC, where he created the Quarto scientific publishing system. Charles also founded Lose It! co-founded Onfolio, and was a VP of Engineering at Allaire Corp.