About

Hi there!

I’m Ky-Cuong Huynh! Welcome to my personal blog and newsletter, where I write about how things work, how they break, and how to make them better. During the week, I'm a research fellow in AI safety. Before that, I was a senior software engineer. On the weekends, I can usually be found reading/writing/cooking with friends or training for my next triathlon.

For the curious, “Ky-Cuong” is my first name and pronounced “key-coon” as in a “key to open a cocoon”. “Huynh” is my last name and pronounced “win” as in “win the race”.

On My Mind

Here are some example questions I find fascinating:

• What will happen with artificial intelligence (AI) this century and what should we do about it?
• Why is primary pandemic prevention so under-valued compared to pandemic response?
• What will people in 1,000 years think of as the obvious moral catastrophes of today?
• How can we convince more people of the feasibility and necessity of progress?
• How can athletic training be most effectively planned and executed?
• Why are mochi muffins so delicious?

Public Commitments

• The 10% Pledge from Giving What We Can (signed 2023-06-02)
• As of 2025-07-07, I am not under any legal agreements that would prevent me from revealing the existence of said agreements. This text will be struck-through if this ever ceases to be the case.

Certifications

Current:

• Lifeguard
• Wilderness EMT

Inactive:

• Open Water Diver
• Level 1 Freediver