Hello, my name is Kelechi Nwankwoala

I’m a software engineer, writer, athlete, and hobby-maximalist.

In the summer of 2024, I completed a 3-month batch at the Recurse Center, a self-directed coding retreat, where I focused on developing research-level AI expertise. During my first 8 weeks at Recurse, I completed ARENA, an intensive program on AI fundamentals and interpretability methods. This enabled me to conduct original research investigating how Sparse AutoEncoders (SAEs) can selectively remove information from large language models, a critical AI safety challenge. After Recurse, I was selected for Neel Nanda’s competitive MATS training phase, where I worked on interpreting mechanisms of refusal in LLMs. Outside of AI research, I’ve worked on a desktop app to visualize personal time data and fine-tuning an LLM to sound like me.

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