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Hi, this is Darshana!
Midway through a grad degree and a deep dish :D
Midway through a grad degree and a deep dish :D
I think a lot about how to make powerful systems trustworthy — both technically (alignment, control, interpretability) and structurally (governance, incentives, capital allocation); am increasingly interested in the venture side of deep tech; write about systems engineering, AI safety, and occasionally about the ideas and books that change how I think. Always up for recommendations - books, music, coffee, or just a good contrarian take!
I am a software engineer building at the intersection of AI security and infrastructure. Currently, I work on real-time guardrails, model security scanning and agentic safety and identity. Previously, CS grad @UChicago, BTech @NITT, and SWE at a string of early-stage startups where solving problems involved choosing the right ones, building with meaning and precision, then seeing it matter.
A gentle reminder to zoom out. Not to make sense of things, just to put them in perspective - you never know what problem that solves.
A gentle reminder to zoom out. Not to make sense of things, just to put them in perspective - you never know what problem that solves.
 

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