James Wiles

James Wiles is a seasoned professional with diverse experience across technology, finance, and consulting. Currently serving as the Strategic Initiatives Lead at The Wolfram Institute, he coordinates initiatives to advance open research in physics, mathematics, computation, and machine learning, bridging interdisciplinary efforts to drive innovation and collaboration. Passionate about promoting the computational paradigm to improve our ability to think foundationally.

Research Interests

  • Studying the funding for basic science and fundamental research

  • Machine Learning

  • Philosophy

  • Physics

  • Biology

Research Output

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Computational Metaphysics:A Survey of the Ruliad,Observer Theory,and Emerging Frameworks
Computational Metaphysics:A Survey of the Ruliad,Observer Theory,and Emerging Frameworks

James K. Wiles

A concise survey of how recent computational models, such as the ruliad and observer theory, are transforming metaphysical questions into formal, testable frameworks.

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Identifying and Manipulating Personality Traits in LLMs Through Activation Engineering
Identifying and Manipulating Personality Traits in LLMs Through Activation Engineering

Rumi A. Allbert, James K. Wiles

An exploration into the latent space of Large Language Models to find and steer the personality of Generative Artificial Intelligence

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