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Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford; Founder of FHI
as of Jan 2005
Birth Year
1973
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Employed ByUniversity of OxfordJan 2005▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2005 | University of Oxford | nickbostrom.com | f_1dHuIat2Xt |
Role / TitleProfessor of Philosophy, University of Oxford; Founder of FHIJan 2005▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2005 | Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford; Founder of FHI | nickbostrom.com | f_F5iVdik64y |
Background
Birth Year1973—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1973 | en.wikipedia.org | f_YhxyxeHHdA |
EducationPhD in Philosophy, London School of Economics; MA in Philosophy and Physics, Stockholm University; MSc in Computational Neuroscience, King's College London—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | PhD in Philosophy, London School of Economics; MA in Philosophy and Physics, Stockholm University; MSc in Computational Neuroscience, King's College London | en.wikipedia.org | f_nB1aB2cD3e |
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gk5PjEkAAAAJ—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gk5PjEkAAAAJ | — | f_ikrzfocsqt |
Notable ForAuthor of 'Superintelligence'; founder of FHI at Oxford; pioneer of existential risk studies; influential philosopher on AI risk, simulation argument, and anthropic reasoning—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Author of 'Superintelligence'; founder of FHI at Oxford; pioneer of existential risk studies; influential philosopher on AI risk, simulation argument, and anthropic reasoning | en.wikipedia.org | f_nB4fG5hI6j |
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
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| — | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom | — | f_efk4yuk5lq |
General
Websitehttps://nickbostrom.com—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://nickbostrom.com | — | f_hzwm2k1t58 |
Career History
2| Organization | Title | Start | End | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2000 | 2003 | en.wikipedia.org | Taught at Yale's Department of Philosophy |
| University of Oxford | Professor of Philosophy; Founding Director, Future of Humanity Institute | 2005 | 2024 | en.wikipedia.org | Founded FHI in 2005; FHI closed in April 2024 due to administrative conflicts with the Faculty of Philosophy |
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| ID | IQvWHA3OiF |
| Stable ID | IQvWHA3OiF |
| Numeric ID | E215 |
| Type | person |
| YAML Source | packages/kb/data/things/nick-bostrom.yaml |
| Facts | 9 structured |
| Records | 2 in 1 collection |
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