Steven Molotnikov

It's so delightful to cross paths with you! I'm Steven, a curious researcher interested in working on novel technology that can improve people's lives. I love exploring the unconventional, risky, and new ideas that have the potential for outsized impact. This has led me to plenty of successes, failures, and valuable lessons.

Today I work on AI alignment, specifically techniques for human-AI collaboration and scalable oversight, to ensure that increasingly capable AI systems will enhance our capabilities rather than erode our autonomy.

Previously, I helped engineer fusion systems that will pave the path toward limitless clean energy, fully autonomous restaurants that assemble delicious meals at affordable prices, medical robots that can help diagnose cancer, rockets that soar into the sky, and ADAS modules that make driving semi-trucks safer. Beyond engineering, I've conducted scouting and technical diligence on hard-tech startups at their earliest stages, working to bring impactful science out of the lab and into the real world.

I also gravitate toward design work that addresses challenges that are less technical and more deeply human. I've contributed to humanitarian projects aiming to increase access to food and water in underserved communities, led interdisciplinary UX/UI teams to advance sustainability initiatives, and interned with Don Norman to support his book Design for a Better World.

Across these experiences, I've worked as an engineer, designer, product manager, researcher, and VC — at multinational firms, startups as small as five people, and independently — always with the goal of bringing ambitious, meaningful ideas to life.

I'm eager to learn from you, exchange ideas, and explore ways we can collaborate. Feel free to send me an email at steven.molotnikov@gmail.com.