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Eliezer Yudkowsky

1979 - Today

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Eliezer Shlomo Yudkowsky ( EL-ee-EH-zər yuud-KOW-skee; born September 11, 1979) is an American artificial intelligence researcher and writer on decision theory and ethics, best known for popularizing ideas related to friendly artificial intelligence. He is the founder of and a research fellow at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), a private research nonprofit based in Berkeley, California. His work on the prospect of a runaway intelligence explosion influenced philosopher Nick Bostrom's 2014 book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Eliezer Yudkowsky is the 7,212th most popular writer (down from 6,858th in 2024), the 16,939th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,450th in 2019) and the 1,147th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 7,212 out of 7,302. Before him are George Will, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Refaat Alareer, Han Han, Niviaq Korneliussen, and Taras Prokhasko. After him are Lauren Kate, Katja Petrowskaja, Scott Smith, Paul Beatty, Patrick McCabe, and Adriana Lisboa.

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Among people born in 1979, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 802. Before him are Katrin Zeller, Teruki Tabata, Staņislavs Olijars, Matthias Kessler, Anne McClain, and Lauris Reiniks. After him are Louay Chanko, Simone Hauswald, Derek Trucks, Chamillionaire, Danilo Gabriel de Andrade, and Liu Xia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 16,946 out of 20,380. Before him are William Frederick Fisher (1946), Victor Alexander (1969), Anne McClain (1979), Anthony Carrigan (1983), Carolyn Hennesy (1962), and Quincy Watts (1970). After him are Dwane Casey (1957), Jason Terry (1977), Tawny Cypress (1976), Diana López (1984), Patrick Galbraith (1967), and Manny Machado (1992).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 1,147. Before him are Bryan Konietzko (1975), Gayle Forman (1970), Josh Schwartz (1976), Larry Christiansen (1956), Michael Savage (1942), and George Will (1941). After him are Lauren Kate (1981), Scott Smith (1965), Paul Beatty (1962), Bethany Hamilton (1990), Sylvia Day (1973), and Diablo Cody (1978).

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