Based in Melbourne. I'm an analyst at Dragoman, a geopolitical risk / strategy consultancy, advising companies (in tech, energy etc.) on political and regulatory issues and long-term strategy. Master's degrees in political science (SJTU - thesis examining China's national AI strategy and how it all works despite the many coordination issues) and international relations, and an undergrad in IR before that.

Mostly interested in where geopolitics and AI governance/development overlap. More specifically - China's AI ecosystem, and what is both implementable and preferable given the behavioural/structural incentives of states + labs (the political economy of AI). Current work is on the normalisation of deviance in how labs and states manage risk, and what preserves human autonomy and bargaining power as the technology advances. PIBBSS fellow from November (Cape Town). Always happy to talk over or review work on any of these topics.

Elsewhere I'm interested in things that feed these - complexity economics, theories of agency, firm dynamics and policy design.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-kimpton/ - feel free to add and chat

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The Normalization of Deviance in AI Development