Benjamin Windeler
I work on research and products that help society adapt to emerging technologies.
We can build better futures.
About
I am a product leader and data scientist working at the intersection of AI safety, civic technology, information research. At Digital Public Square, I've spent over five years building data-driven products and strategies with global reach — including dashboards for monitoring disinformation, games for civic education, and AI evaluation benchmarks that measure real-world harms.
I hold a Master of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Integrated Science from McMaster University. Outside of my professional life you can find me supporting charities in mental health, picking up new sports, and reading about worlds beyond.
Current Work
RadExBench
AI safety benchmark evaluating chatbot contributions to radicalization to violence. Developed with Digital Public Square and the Christchurch Call Foundation.
chatbot-evals
A Chrome extension harness for automating multi-target multi-turn in-browser chatbot evaluations.
"What we see before us is just one tiny part of the world. We get into the habit of thinking, this is the world, but that's not true at all. The real world is in a much darker and deeper place than this, and most of it is occupied by jellyfish and things. We just happen to forget all that."