• [2015] Presented a qualia concept for reconstructive facial surgery at Med Uni Graz in Austria. 
 
 
  • [2018] Created a historical analysis of Leonardo Da Vinci’s deluge drawings at MIT.
 
  • [2019] Published qualitative research on interdisciplinary collaborations that improve surgical care in low-resource settings in the British Medical Journal.
 
  • [2019] Wrote a commentary on applied AI for systems innovation in The Lancet. 
 
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  • I combine passions for free expression, consciousness, technology as co-founder of Nous Research and managing director at Shiro San Fund.
 
  • New York based. Previously lived in Bangalore, Cape Town, Boston. Raised in California by two computer nerds.
 
  • Art History and Biology at Washington University in St. Louis.
 
  • Also into ancient history, alternative medical systems, wildlife conservation, yoga (RYT 200).
 
 
  • Nous Research is dedicated to advancing the field of artificial intelligence. We  offer the people potent open-source large language models, datasets, and simulators. 
 
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  • Shiro San is an early stage venture fund investing in emergent digital technologies with intrinsic growth properties and long-term value.
 
  • Identifying solutions that catalyze new systems. Focused on deep technology, XR, AI. 
 
 

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  • The Museum of Crypto Art (MOCA) disrupted fine art through a collection of tokenized imagery (Ethereum NFTs) and a story of internet-age art preservation.
 
  • From 2020-2023, I built an infrastructure to empower global digital artists: open tools, critical thought experiments, art exhibitions in virtual worlds.