My research is about reader responses to computer-generated texts. More broadly, and in more technical terms, I consider the social and literary implications of natural language generation. Although I’m based in English, my work wouldn’t be possible without regular collaboration with folks from computer science and the social sciences.
I earned an undergraduate degree in Book and Media Studies from the University of Toronto, and then a master’s degree in the History of the Book from the School of Advanced Study, University of London. After my master’s, I took a year to work in commercial real estate in Toronto. During this time, I kept bees, sold some rare and antiquarian books, and fell in love with the stock market.