hi, i'm ben(jamin) johns

leading ai deployments at scale

building toward work that still feels worthwhile in ten years.

i am focused on reinforcement-learning implementation, applied ai systems, and the habits of clear technical execution. the thread underneath is simple: make useful things, understand them deeply, and write down what becomes clearer.

AI Safety / World Simulations

A speculative build track around simulated environments, agent behavior, and safety-relevant failure modes. Honest, early, and grounded in learning by building.

  • project
  • AI safety
  • World models
  • Agents

Claude / Gong / Rocketlane Hackathon

A generic customer-signal workflow: meeting transcripts and account context become Slack approval loops and project tasks with traceable human review.

  • project
  • Automation
  • Approvals
  • Customer ops

AI Deployment Is a Product Discipline

A short note on why useful AI work depends on implementation, adoption, evaluation, and operational patience.

Jun 8, 2026 AI 1 min read
  • AI
  • Deployment
  • Product