Erik Jenner

Erik is a PhD student advised by Stuart Russell. He is interested in developing techniques for aligning AI with human values that could scale to very powerful future AI systems. Most recently, he has worked on better understanding potential-based reward shaping and on distance measures between reward functions. Before joining Berkeley, Erik completed a MSc in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam, and an undergrad in physics at the University of Heidelberg. You can learn more about his research at his website (https://ejenner.com).