Hi, I'm Nell. I've just finished my MSc in Computing at Imperial. My thesis, AI-Driven Deception: Using Large Language Models For Scalable Fraud, explored an aspect of AI Safety that I think is somewhat neglected — petty, mundane crime that can be automated and made much more dangerous by AI progress. You can read the introduction here.
Alongside my MSc, I coauthored this year's State of AI Report. I'm really proud of it — it’s been shared and praised by leading voices in AI, including Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google), Jan Beger (Head of AI Advocacy at GE Healthcare), and Marius Hobbhahn (CEO of Apollo Research).
In November, I will begin an AI Research role at Bramble Intelligence, a new VC investing in the future of food, from regenerative farming all the way through to distribution. Ensuring we are able to feed ourselves healthily and sustainably is incredibly important, and I look forward to researching how AI can be used to drive this critical industry forward.
background
After my first-class Modern Languages BA at Oxford, I worked in the tech industry for ~4 years, including as employee no.3 at LocalGlobe-backed climate tech startup Supercritical and at Amadeus-backed AI company V7 Labs. This taught me a lot about scaling companies and the tech industry but made me hungry for more technical know-how. This led me to pursue an MSc in Computing at Imperial — a conversion course for non-CS grads that takes you from beginners to competent programmers in a year. My modules included C++, ML, Algorithms, Software Systems Engineering, and AI Ventures. I wrote my thesis on AI-driven fraud and achieved high firsts in ML, SSE, and AI Ventures. My team won the AI Ventures pitch competition with our idea for an AI-enabled real estate agent and secured a YCombinator interview.
Outside of tech, I was also a trustee of North London music charity DaCapo for 4 years.
interests
Beyond work and researching AI, I love to read fiction, cook, play music, and play sports. I sing semi-professionally in a London-based vocal group, and am a big fan of Samara Joy, Nicola Lamb, and Psycle.