xAI
2023 to 2025 · Employee #15
Helped build the human data org from the ground up, leading projects across model behavior, personality, reasoning, bias, RAG, and image and audio generation.
Katia Karpenko
Founder · Human Data Leader · Writer · Filmmaker · Musician
Currently: Building something new to shape the human-AI era.
Previously: Employee #15 at xAI, where I helped build the human data org from the ground up. On the side I write, make short films, perform as a musician, and paint.
Work
Currently: Building something new to shape the human-AI era.
Previously:
Meta
2022 to 2023
Led technical content strategy for more than two billion people who use products across the Meta family of apps, with a focus on Reality Labs and Instagram.
Writing
Published
Artie! Make the Universe!
A children's book about AI, robots, and space. A fun yet cautionary tale teaching kids to be thoughtful about what they prompt for. Published under the pen name Kar Penko.
Ongoing
Articles & essays
Short pieces about AI and emerging technologies.
In progress
A novel
My senior thesis was an original science-fiction novel. A new one is underway.
Films
Short films made with AI tools
Since 2023, I've used a variety of AI tools to create short films. I'm now planning to make a feature length film.
Music
Voice, piano, guitar
Performed regularly across Canada and the US, singing ballads, romance, folk, and modern songs spanning ten languages.
Art
Acrylic on canvas
Paintings, with some pieces made in collaboration with AI. Available works and commissions by inquiry.