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Jacques Thibodeau is a 32-year-old French Canadian working as an AI alignment researcher. He focuses on reducing risks from superintelligent AGI. His work aims to ensure advanced AI systems remain beneficial as they scale. He publishes his work on AI alignment and discusses the flourishing of all beings. He also writes about other topics of interest. His long-term goal is to create a world with less unintentional suffering and prevent any existential risks to humanity. He believes superintelligent AI will be the most consequential human invention and wants to help humanity meet their needs in life and experience feelings of transcendence.

Cynthia is a technologist with a diverse background and broad interests. She is an enthusiastic teacher turned librarian turned support engineer. Her interests include general computing and technology, instruction, accessibility, information management, technical services and metadata, and documentation. She works with web technology and likes to learn and dig into code. Cynthia's methodology is user oriented, and she aims to improve the user experience and quality of life for team members. Outside of GitLab, she mentors students as part of the UBC Arts Co-op Students’ Association mentorship program and through the Aspire mentorship program by Support Driven. She also helps with organizing conferences and workshops.