Projects
Our Work
We'll have more details of our projects soon; for now, here is a sample of the “bicycles for the mind” we're building.
Education Foundation Model
+A model trained on novel student thought processes that pinpoints the specific source of a student's confusion, turning assessment into a rich diagnostic map so teachers can move past trial-and-error in every pedagogical decision.
Theory-Scaffolded Learning: Embedding Chemistry Knowledge into Predictive Models
+A theory-scaffolded model for chemistry that combines the generalization power of scientific theory with the flexibility of neural networks trained on experimental reaction data.
Pre-Trial Bail Decision-Making
+An algorithmic decision aid built with the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice that helps judges prioritize pre-trial detention for truly high-risk defendants, used hundreds of thousands of times since 2019.
Learning from the Best: What Top Investigators See That Others Miss
+Using machine learning to identify the case characteristics that high-performing child protective services investigators consistently notice, creating a blueprint for coaching that scales the judgment of top performers across the system.
From Next-Token Prediction to Automata Induction
+An econometric framework that distills black-box sequence predictors, including transformers, into compact, interpretable finite automata, giving researchers and policymakers a principled way to extract and act on insights from sequence data.
Situational Decision-Making
+Led by Oeindrila Dube, this project combines AI with insights from behavioral science to help police officers navigate the high-stakes decisions they face every shift.