Johns Hopkins University
London School of Economics
Alex KlokusCo-founder and President · Physical SuperintelligenceFounder↗Both at Physical Superintelligence
Founder · Executive · Policy
Matthew Pines
Physical SuperintelligenceCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Pines went from advising on national security and cyber risk to co-founding Physical Superintelligence, a lab that uses AI to tackle physics problems.[1] The lab reported an AI-generated proof about when quantum computers can be much faster than classical ones.[2] He led the Bitcoin Policy Institute and advised companies on cyber risk at SentinelOne.[3]
Career & education
Current rolePhysical Superintelligence2025-presentCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Physical Superintelligence2025-presentPreviously
SentinelOne2023-2025
Director, Security AdvisoryWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
References
- Physical Superintelligencepsi.inc
The lab identifies Pines as its CEO and describes its use of AI to tackle physics research.
- A Proof of the Aaronson–Ambainis Conjecturepsi.inc
PSI describes how its research system found a proof for a question about the limits of quantum speedups, with each step checked in Lean.
- Matthew Pines at the Bitcoin Policy Institutebtcpolicy.org
The institute describes Pines’s leadership there and his earlier cyber risk and strategic intelligence work at SentinelOne.
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