Eric James Beyer

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Location
Istanbul, Turkey
School
University Of Madison-Wisconsin
Expertise
Artificial Intelligence (LLMs, AI's Philosophical & Cultural Implications), Crypto & NFTs, Neuroscience
  • Eric interviewed Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, who is among the top 0.1% of most cited scientists in the world for her work in neuroscience.
  • He interviewed SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and special agents at IRS Criminal Investigation while reporting on criminal activity in the NFT/crypto space.
  • Eric also interviewed Martin Schrimpf, MIT's researcher, about his research that showed how AI is undergoing a convergent evolution with human biology.

Experience

Eric has been covering developments in science and tech for publications like Interesting Engineering and NFT Now for the past four years. He specializes in writing long-form, deep-dive features on issues pertaining to artificial intelligence, biotech, and blockchain-enabled systems and the communities built up around them. His main interest is in digging into "the human" behind evolving scientific developments and uncovering what they reveal about us as a species.

Education

Eric holds a degree in anthropology from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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