D. Scott Phoenix

D. Scott Phoenix
Born	June 10, 1982
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania

D. Scott Phoenix is an American entrepreneur and cofounder of Vicarious, an artificial intelligence research company.^[1][2]

Career

In 2007, Phoenix graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship.^[3] After graduation, Phoenix started a company through the Y Combinator program,^[4] and later joined venture capital firm Founders Fund as Entrepreneur in Residence.^[5] In 2010, Phoenix co-founded Vicarious with neuroscientist and AI researcher Dileep George.^[6][7] He is an advocate for the development of safe AI,^[8][9] and a leading signatory on the Future of Life Institute's Open Letter on Artificial Intelligence.^[10]

See also

• Vicarious (company)

References

1. Waters, Richard. "Investor rush to artificial intelligence is real deal". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 Nov 2015.
2. "The Next Big Thing You Missed: The Quest to Give Computers the Power of Imagination". Wired Magazine.
3. Scott Phoenix bio at Vicarious (company)
4. Kincaid, Jason. "Frogmetrics: Handheld Surveys You Might Actually Want To Fill Out". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 Nov 2015.
5. "D. Scott Phoenix Executive Profile and Bio". Bloomberg.
6. Ha, Anthony. "Early Facebook Executives Back AI Startup Vicarious Systems". New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
7. "Zuckerberg, Musk Invest in Artificial-Intelligence Company". Wall Street Journal.
8. "Bill Gates Fears A.I., but A.I. Researchers Know Better". Popular Science.
9. "How artificial intelligence is getting even smarter". World Economic Forum. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 6 Nov 2015.
10. Hern, Alex (12 January 2015). "Experts including Elon Musk call for research to avoid AI 'pitfalls'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2015.