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Eliezer Yudkowsky

1979 - Today

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Eliezer S. Yudkowsky ( EL-ee-EZ-ər yud-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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eliezer Yudkowsky has received more than 1,235,987 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Eliezer Yudkowsky is the 6,856th most popular writer, the 14,444th most popular biography from United States and the 1,047th most popular American Writer.

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  • 20

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  • 2.84

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  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 6,856 out of 7,302Before him are Laurie Lee, Roberto Orci, Ingrid Klimke, Toru Dutt, Ernest Cline, and James T. Farrell. After him are Donna Williams, David X. Cohen, Emanuel Pastreich, Krishna Hutheesing, Leila Aboulela, and William Joyce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 462Before him are Joseba Llorente, Bob Bryar, Park Si-yeon, Mario Matt, Youssef Mokhtari, and Abdolmalek Rigi. After him are Metta World Peace, Marián Hossa, Gonzalo Sorondo, Tommy Wirkola, Salim Kechiouche, and Olivia Lufkin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 14,444 out of 20,380Before him are Gale Gordon (1906), John Garamendi (1945), Dan Povenmire (1963), Darren Criss (1987), William G. Gregory (1957), and James T. Farrell (1904). After him are Frank Spellman (1922), Craig L. Thomas (1933), Trischa Zorn (1964), Jesse McCartney (1987), Jack D. Fischer (1974), and Scooter Braun (1981).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks 1,047Before him are Michael Arndt (1970), Faye Kellerman (1952), Dan Barker (1949), Robert Pinsky (1940), Ernest Cline (1972), and James T. Farrell (1904). After him are David X. Cohen (1966), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), William Joyce (1959), Nicole Krauss (1974), Scott Westerfeld (1963), and Valerie Plame (1963).