Dr. David A. Ehrlich

AI Research · Software · Physics

Dr. David A. Ehrlich

Physicist turned independent AI/ML researcher and software developer based in Göttingen, Germany. I work at the intersection of information theory, interpretable deep learning, and computational neuroscience — building tools that help us understand how neural networks represent and transform knowledge.

Projects

Iliad

Iliad

An international research collaboration advancing AI safety through mechanistic interpretability — developing principled methods to understand and verify the internal computations of neural networks.

AI Safety Interpretability
MPI-DS

MPI-DS

Guest researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization — collaborating on information-theoretic foundations of learning in biological and artificial neural networks.

AI Research Neuroscience Info Theory
TeacherTool

TeacherTool

Germany's leading app for teachers — a comprehensive desktop and mobile solution for managing grades, seating plans, and student records, built for the realities of everyday classroom work.

App development Ed Tech iOS
Lexie

Lexie

A novel, intelligent and educative AI-powered children's toy — combining playful interaction with adaptive learning to spark curiosity and creativity.

AI EdTech Hardware
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Publications

Curriculum Vitae

2026 –
Independent AI/ML Researcher & Consultant
Göttingen
Consulting on AI safety and mechanistic interpretability. Research collaboration with Principles of Intelligence and Iliad.
2025 – 2026
Postdoctoral Researcher
Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN) & Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Information-theoretic research on AI interpretability and opinion dynamics in LLM agents.
2021 – 2025
PhD in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.)
Campus Institute for Dynamics of Biological Networks (CIDBN) & Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Research at the intersection of information theory, partial information decomposition, and interpretable deep learning.
2015 –
Independent Software Developer
TeacherTool
Developing and maintaining Germany's leading teacher app for macOS, iOS, and Windows.
2015 – 2021
Studies in Physics (B.Sc. & M.Sc.)
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Impressum

Dr. David Alexander Ehrlich
Thiestr. 13
37077 Göttingen
Germany

Contact

E-Mail: [email protected]

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