Max Clarke
Bio
Updated 03/22/26Maxwell (Max) Clarke is a New Zealand-based software engineer and independent AI alignment researcher. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Victoria University of Wellington (2020-2022), where his thesis focused on applying transformer models to hand motion modelling, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury (2015-2018). After completing his MSc, he received a grant from the Long-Term Future Fund to pursue career exploration in AI alignment, during which he conducted independent research in AI interpretability in 2023. He currently works as a Python backend developer at the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX). He is an active participant in the Effective Altruism community in New Zealand and has spoken publicly on AI safety approaches and careers.
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