Peter Barnett is interested in AI safety, physics, math, and ensuring a bright future. He is particularly focused on avoiding catastrophic outcomes from powerful AI systems. He believes humans might build these systems soon and that this is a pivotal time in history. Peter has a background in theoretical physics, specifically simulating quantum optics and quantum fluids. He is now focusing on AI safety, working on ensuring that advanced AI systems are trustworthy, stable, and beneficial. He currently works on technical governance at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. In the past, he has done conceptual and empirical AI safety work.