Hi, I'm Daniel Kornev - Chief Executive Officer at AI Successors
I am passionate about building the essential reliability layer that turns AI agents into trusted partners. I thrive in high-stakes environments where research complexity meets the challenge of product scale.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Authored multiple papers at ACL and EMNLP while driving research at top-tier tech companies.
Building a reliability layer for UI autonomy to ensure agents are grounded and recoverable.
Can help teams refine their AI agent architecture and navigate the transition from research to production.
🚀 Career trajectory
Research Foundations
Spent early career focusing on HCI and context-aware systems at Microsoft, building the bedrock for future conversational AI.
✦ Academic Research
✦ HCI Expert
AI Product Pioneer
Led the development of the DeepPavlov Dream AI assistant, shipping high-profile socialbots at scale.
✦ Generative AI
✦ Product Management
Founder & Builder
Currently scaling AI Successors as CEO, focused exclusively on the reliability layer for UI autonomy.
✦ Founder/CEO
✦ Venture Capital
💪🏻 Superpowers
Autonomous Systems Architect
Engineering the reliability layer for complex agentic workflows
✦ Develops robust grounding and recovery mechanisms for AI autonomy.
✦ Architects mission-critical conversational platforms and verification frameworks.
✦ Translates complex machine learning research into shippable product features.
Technical Innovation Lead
Bridging high-level research with market-ready AI products
✦ Commands deep expertise in HCI and context-aware computing.
✦ Successfully navigates Techstars cohorts to scale technical ventures.
✦ Applies rigorous academic methodology to accelerate product development cycles.
Evangelist & Expert Communicator
Translating technical breakthroughs into compelling narratives
✦ Delivers expert talks at NVIDIA GTC and major AI forums.
✦ Translates complex AI logic into intuitive and actionable speech.
✦ Cultivates community influence through persistent academic and industry publication.
I'm excited about
✦ Seeking partnerships with founders building in the agentic AI space.
✦ Exploring strategic alignment with investors interested in AI reliability layers.
✦ Looking to exchange insights on the future of UI autonomy and verification.
I can help with
✦ Advising on building and scaling research-driven AI startup ventures.
✦ Providing expert guidance on conversational AI design and architectural principles.
✦ Sharing tactical knowledge on leveraging Techstars and startup accelerators.
I would love your help on
✦ Introductions to industry partners interested in pilot testing UI autonomy.
✦ Feedback on current product strategies for reliable AI agent recovery.
✦ Collaborative brainstorming on scaling LLM supervision and verification frameworks.