Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, American Computer Scientist and Researcher

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, American Computer Scientist and Researcher

Eliezer Yudkowsky is a decision theorist and computer scientist at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute in Berkeley, California who is known for his work in technological forecasting. His publications include the Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence chapter “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence,” co-authored with Nick Bostrom. Yudkowsky’s writings have helped spark a number of ongoing academic and public debates about the long-term impact of AI, and he has written a number of popular introductions to topics in cognitive science and formal epistemology, , such as “Rationality: From AI to Zombies” and “Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality”.
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The most well-known contribution to the popularization of concepts surrounding helpful artificial intelligence is the hypothesis that there may not be a “fire alarm” for AI. Eliezer S. Yudkowsky is an American artificial intelligence researcher and author of books on decision theory and ethics. He founded the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), a nonprofit private research organization with headquarters in Berkeley, California, and serves as a research fellow there. The 2014 book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by philosopher Nick Bostrom was informed by his research on the possibility of a runaway intelligence explosion.


2023

In a 2023 Yudkowsky addressed the dangers of artificial intelligence opinion piece for Time magazine. He suggested measures to reduce this risk, such as “destroy[ing] a rogue datacenter by airstrike” or putting a complete stop to AI research and development. A reporter questioned President Joe Biden about AI safety during a press briefing after reading the story, which contributed to popularizing the discussion about AI alignment.


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