{"id":15,"date":"2016-07-12T21:02:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T18:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:31:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T10:31:54","slug":"hakkinda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/en\/hakkinda\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I work with people and institutions to make sense of where artificial intelligence is going\u2014and how it can support human flourishing now and into the future. Currently, I am an <span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert;\">Advanced Artificial Intelligence Researcher at <a href=\"http:\/\/icfg.eu\">Center for Future Generations<\/a><\/span> and also one of the cofounders of <a href=\"http:\/\/aisafetyturkiye.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"aisafetyturkiye.org\">AI Safety T\u00fcrkiye<\/a>. I facilitated AI Governance courses for both Bluedot Impact and AI Safety T\u00fcrkiye.  I completed my MA in Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences in Columbia University. BS in Industrial Engineering and Psychology in Sabanci University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Research spotlight: <a href=\"https:\/\/icfg.eu\/?s=bengusu+ozcan\">Policy recommendations on compute governance featured for the G7 summit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/en\/books\/\">published<\/a> author of two novels Maskeli Kedi, Antika Adam (available in English: Ancient Man) and a children&#8217;s book, Kendi Yolunda, which is a non-profit project to encourage young readers overcome gender biases towards what professions they imagine for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please reach out on LinkedIn or via email for any inquiries or collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AI Safety Talks#1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6ln6UW2IAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal bits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trying to be a happy generalist and do good for the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&lt;3 Traveling &lt;3 &#8211; tell me about your ideas about carbon footprint offsetting <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Used to be an enthusiast runner &#8211; had to quit. Still an enthusiast dancer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite book: 1984, favorite dessert: ice cream. Potterhead and LOTR fan, never could fully get into Star Wars universe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following most of the philosophy I gained through <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/\">80,000 Hours<\/a> to do the most good in my life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pescetarian &#8211; figuring out how to balance my dietary choices and occasional health freak-outs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1-1024x819.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1-1536x1229.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1-15x12.png 15w, https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1-1080x864.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.bengusuozcan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I work with people and institutions to make sense of where artificial intelligence is going\u2014and how it can support human flourishing now and into the future. Currently, I am an Advanced Artificial Intelligence Researcher at Center for Future Generations and also one of the cofounders of AI Safety T\u00fcrkiye. I facilitated AI Governance courses for both Bluedot Impact and AI Safety T\u00fcrkiye. I completed my MA in Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences in Columbia University. BS in Industrial Engineering and Psychology in Sabanci University. Research spotlight: Policy recommendations on compute governance featured for the G7 summit I am also a published author of two novels Maskeli Kedi, Antika Adam (available in English: Ancient Man) and a children&#8217;s book, Kendi Yolunda, which is a non-profit project to encourage young readers overcome gender biases towards what professions they imagine for themselves. Please reach out on LinkedIn or via email for any inquiries or collaboration. 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