D. Scott Phoenix

D. Scott Phoenix is an American entrepreneur and cofounder of Vicarious, an artificial intelligence research company.

In 2007, Phoenix graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship. After graduation, Phoenix started a company through the Y Combinator program, and later joined venture capital firm Founders Fund as Entrepreneur in Residence. In 2010, Phoenix co-founded Vicarious with neuroscientist and AI researcher Dileep George. He is an advocate for the development of safe AI, and a leading signatory on the Future of Life Institute's Open Letter on Artificial Intelligence.