Theodore Sumers
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Theodore Sumers

Google Scholar ID: xZal_nUAAAAJ
Anthropic
cognitive sciencepragmaticslanguage agents
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Resume (English only)
Research Experience
  • Currently working on LLM safety at Anthropic. Previously, worked as a data scientist and engineering manager at Automatic Labs (2013-2014) and Uber (2014-2019).
Education
  • PhD in Cognitive Science from Princeton University, advised by Tom Griffiths, supported by an NDSEG fellowship; had an internship at DeepMind.
Background
  • Research Interests: Computational models of communication, with an emphasis on the real-world consequences of speech acts. For example, how will an utterance affect a listener's beliefs and actions? And how do people (or LLMs) weigh these outcomes?