Boris Lo
AI-safety researcher, builder and card magician. I study Computer Science at UCLA and grew up in Hong Kong. Right now I’m testing whether an ordinary insult can work as a hidden trigger in an open model.
Where I stand now
Selected work
Inventory4 items
SciLink
Find the UCLA professors and labs worth writing to. It tells you why each one matches, in plain language, then helps you apply.
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Pathways
My pursuits in life. A jack of all trades, trying to master some.
Awards and press
- Most Creative Use of Claude (Guardian)SoCal Claude Builder Club Hackathon · Winner2026
- Even Realities Smart Glasses Building Challenge (Focal)AI Hackathon 2026 by LA Hacks · Winner2026
- OHMS, Google DeepMind Gemini Hackathon at UCLAGoogle DeepMind Gemini Hackathon at UCLA · Runner-up2026
- Feature on Boris LoSing Tao Daily (Chinese)Aug 2025
- Gen Z students launch Hong Kong’s first ESG education platformSing Tao (stheadline.com, ESG)May 2024
- Yale Young Global Scholars, Solving Global ChallengesYale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) · Selected; completed2024
- A comparison of generative AI against human writers, evaluated by holistic and trait-specific neural networksCurieux Academic Journal2024
- Making Learning Trendy, Bite-sized, and Fit for Instagram: Preface as a Disruptor in Tech EducationAsia Case Research Centre, HKU; distributed by Harvard Business PublishingNov 2023
- Closed Consultation on Digitalization of Cities and Youth ParticipationUN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), Kyoto · Invited youth participantOct 2023
- IGF 2023 Lightning Talk #124: Youth for Digital Inclusion & Environmental Sustainability (OnePile Foundation) Archived page (PDF) IGF page ↗UN Internet Governance Forum 2023, KyotoOct 2023
- What is Web 3.0? From semantic web to blockchain, learn about the developing tech behind future of internetSouth China Morning Post, Young PostMay 2023
- Cambridge University International MUNCambridge International Model United Nations High School Conference, University of Cambridge · Outstanding Delegate (18 of 240)2023
- Director of Technology, Safety and Oversight, Dynamic Teen CoalitionUN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) · Elected (one of 12 under-18s)2023
- Student Ambassador, representing Hong KongHarvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) · Selected (one of 10 under-18s for Hong Kong)2023
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- OHMS demo, 2026 Gemini HackathonYouTubeMar 2026
- Panelist, Preface Conference 2025: Celebrating Those Who StartedPreface Conference 2025, Hong KongAug 2025
- Tech for a better planet: how student innovations can lead the charge (Sponsored Post)Young Post ClubJun 2025
- Why we need to design tech that helps the planet (Spark, Sponsored Post)Young Post Club / SparkJun 2025
- How will AI affect student learning?Innovate, Issue 6 (Sevenoaks School)Nov 2024
- Panelist, Preface Conference 2024: Future Dialogue: When Teens Meet LeadersPreface Conference 2024, CyberportAug 2024
- Fundraising activity register entry: Sustainify Reading MarathonHong Kong Red CrossJul 2024
- Gen Z launches ESG platform for young people’s green consumption (Sustainify)Hong Kong Economic TimesMay 2024
- ESG education platform Sustainify launchesam730May 2024
- Gen Z students create Hong Kong’s first ESG education platform SustainifyBastille PostMay 2024
- Hong Kong’s first Gen Z student-founded ESG platform Sustainify launchesFortune InsightMay 2024
- Question from the floor, IGF 2023 Global Youth Summit Video, 1:15:28 ↗UN Internet Governance Forum 2023, KyotoOct 2023
- IGF 2023 WS #417 Youth-Driven Tech: Empowering Next-Gen Innovators Video ↗ Session ↗UN Internet Governance Forum 2023, KyotoOct 2023
- IGF 2023 photo album (Flickr)Internet Governance Forum (Flickr)Oct 2023
- We Should Make Reading Habits Popular Again (ASPiRERS Foundation Student Feature)The Standard (Hong Kong)May 2023
- Merit Prizes in Economics and PhysicsSevenoaks School · Merit Prize (x2)2023
- Uber Global Hackathon, Data AnalysisUber Global Hackathon (North America region) · Regional Finalist2023
- Outstanding Opening Speech and Best ResolutionSCMUN 2024 · Outstanding Opening Speech; Best ResolutionMar 2024
- Best Resolution and Outstanding DebaterSCMUN 2023 · Best Resolution; Outstanding Debater2023
- Top 5% of cohort, Entrepreneurship and InnovationColumbia University Summer Program for High School Students · Top 5%2023
- Sevenoaks School Diploma with distinctionSevenoaks School · Distinction in all areas of activities2023
- Senior PrefectSevenoaks School · Appointed2023
- Kent County regional table tennisKent County regional competition · Semi-finalist (16 of 100+)2023
- Learner’s Voice: The Educational Field Must Adapt To ChatGPTPreface blog2023
- Preface TechBites explainer: WorldcoinPreface TechBites2023
- Preface TechBites explainer: AI music deepfakesPreface TechBites2023
- Preface TechBites explainer: LLaMA 2Preface TechBites2023
- Panelist, Education for Change conferenceSevenoaks School2022–23
- British Physics OlympiadBritish Physics Olympiad · Silver Award2022
- UK Biology ChallengeUK Biology Challenge · Silver Award2022
- OCR English Spoken LanguageOCR · Distinction2022
- ABRSM Piano Performance Grade 8ABRSM · Passed (Grade 8)2022
- UKMT Senior Mathematics ChallengeUnited Kingdom Mathematics Trust · Silver Award
- Tri-School Tournament (tennis)Sevenoaks Senior Tennis Team · Runner-up
- Junior Society, the Magic Castle’s talent incubatorThe Magic Castle, Hollywood · Selected
- Dynamic Teen Coalition stakeholder listing (Boris Hong Pak Lo, Hong Kong SAR, Sustainify)Internet Governance Forum