Alastair Clements

Hi, I'm Alastair.

I build intelligence systems for companies and causes I care about.

A few cool things I've been working on recently:

• A tool to help journalists derive insights from unstructured text using a vector database and multi-agent reasoning.
• An MCP that lets employees safely and directly interrogate our database from their work AI accounts.
• Training journalists and non-tech folks how to use agentic coding tools.

My work has been featured in a few places, including Semafor and Nieman Lab.

• Semafor · How we used AI to distill signals from Semafor World Economy
• Nieman Lab · Semafor's new AI tool helped boil down its entire flagship conference into nine takeaways
• Semafor · Semafor Intelligence
• Semafor · AI-powered robotics will fuel jobs disruptions in ways we don't realize
• Tow Knight Center (CUNY Journalism School) · When coding is cheap and data is plentiful, where does value lie?

I lead data and applied AI projects at Semafor.

I worked previously at Axios, the Biden 2020 campaign, and Jet.com.

Email me if you'd like to get in touch.