My name is Thorne Wolfenbarger. I am on sabbatical after leaving Google in August of 2025. I split my time between programming, reading, writing, and thinking about governance.

I spent 3 months this past year travelling the world asking people two questions: "What does it mean, to you, to be an American?", "What does it mean, to you, to be you?" After asking 200+ people these questions, I think I have a better idea than before.

Now, I am back in the San Francisco Bay Area focusing on LLMs.