Henrique Godoy
AI engineer and researcher in São Paulo. He led the first production deployment of a large language model inside one of the largest investment banks in Latin America, and works on the evaluation infrastructure that makes AI trustworthy where being wrong is expensive. He founded Doki, a personal-finance product for doctors that managed over R$10 million.
Now: evaluation and reliability for AI in high-stakes environments. Interests: reliability of AI systems, applied mathematics, automating real-world processes, the long-run trajectory of machine intelligence.
Key facts
- AI engineer and researcher based in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Led the first production LLM deployment at one of Latin America's largest investment banks.
- Works on evaluation and reliability for AI in high-stakes environments.
- Founder of Doki — personal finance for doctors (R$10M+ in registered funds).
- USP mathematics at 15; top 200 in the OBMU (Brazilian Putnam equivalent).
- 500K scholarship at Inteli; collaborations with Dell, Pirelli and Vivo.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Henrique Godoy?
Henrique Godoy is a Brazilian AI engineer and researcher based in São Paulo. He led the first production deployment of a large language model inside one of the largest investment banks in Latin America, works on evaluation and reliability for AI in high-stakes environments, and founded Doki, a personal-finance product for doctors that managed over R$10 million.
What does Henrique Godoy work on?
Evaluation and reliability of AI systems — making language-model systems trustworthy in environments where being wrong is expensive and audited. The focus comes directly from deploying the first production LLM in a major Latin American bank, a regulated, high-stakes setting.
What did Henrique Godoy build at Doki?
He led the full development cycle of Doki, a personal-finance product for doctors in Brazil, which reached over R$10 million in registered funds.
What is Henrique Godoy's background in mathematics?
He was admitted to the University of São Paulo (USP) mathematics program at 15 and ranked top 200 in the OBMU (Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad for University Students), the Brazilian counterpart of the U.S. Putnam Competition.
What does Henrique Godoy write about?
Superintelligence, leverage, and systems thinking — first-principles essays on how intelligence and real-world systems actually work.
Links
Open to conversations with people working on hard problems in applied AI — [email protected].