Jason Lin

Evaluator
DISC Type : DSC

Research Scientist at Google DeepMind

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Jason is a GenAI researcher at Google DeepMind with experience at Google[x], Lyft, and Apple. A USC alumnus, he co-founded the AI startup Faber and Lyfts self-driving deep learning team. His expertise spans LLMs, multimodal AI, and AI safety, and he has advised the United Nations on AI policy.

Born in Canada and raised in Hong Kong, Jason identifies as a global citizen. He has a keen interest in philosophy and history, with a reading list that includes Bertrand Russell and Benjamin Franklin. In his past, he has also been a guitar student.

Unique fact: Jason was invited by the United Nations to advise the Security Council on the use of AI in military applications and peacebuilding efforts.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Quality Focused

Fast But Analytical

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

AI Safety & Policy
Advises the UN Institute for Disarmament Research on AI for military use and has worked on LLM red-teaming at MIT.
AI for Good
Passionate about benevolent missions, from a hackathon-winning vision aid for the visually impaired to deploying Image Question Answering at Google.
Startup Incubation
Co-founded the startup Faber, where he hired and mentored a team, and advises founders to iterate fast and find product-market fit.

Media Appearances

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Work History

Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
8-2023
Research Engineer, Multimodal at Google DeepMind
Venture Fellow → Investing at Fusion Fund
AI Alignment & Safety at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
2-2021
Machine Learning Engineer, 3D DL Lead at Lyft Level 5

Education

BS from University of Southern California
Statistics from Stanford University

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Insights For Selling To Jason

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too
  • Help them see both - the ‘big picture’ impact and the ROI of the investment

DONT's

  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jason is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jason

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jason move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Jason take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

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