About Me

I am a technology enthusiast who is deeply passionate about machine intelligence and quantitative finance. I dedicated my time to exploring the use of novel technologies and data-driven mathematical tools to solve challenging real-world problems. I am also an aspiring artist who loves to add a creative touch to my work. I am constantly learning because I never settle.

Biography

Work Experiences

Ziyi Zhu is currently a Member of Technical Staff at Slingshot AI, where he was the 10th employee to join the team. He is focused on training a foundation model for human psychology, aiming to create AI systems that better understand and respond to human needs, emotions, and cognitive processes.

Previously, he was a Senior Applied Scientist at Unlikely AI, where he was the second ML hire. There, he contributed to building an accurate, trustworthy and explainable Neuro-symbolic AI platform that combines traditional rule-based systems with modern neural networks to create more interpretable and reliable AI solutions.

Before that, Ziyi was a Quantitative Researcher at Seamless Capital, where he helped to develop predictive modelling for alternative assets using machine learning and statistics. He was also part of the founding team and main developer who built a conversational AI platform Chai with 1M daily active users.

Education

Ziyi Zhu graduated from the University of Cambridge with a M.A. in Information and Computer Engineering.

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