EY
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Also known as: Eliezer, EY
Founder of MIRI; pioneer of AI alignment as a field; author of 'The Sequences' on rationality; author of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality; prominent AI doomer
Current Role
Founder & Senior Research Fellow
Organization
Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Born
1979
Age ~47
Expert Positions10 topics
| Topic | View | Estimate | Confidence | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P(doom) | Very high | >90% | high | 2022 |
| How Hard Is Alignment? | Extremely hard | 5% | high | 2022 |
| Current Approaches Scale | Very unlikely | 5% | high | Jun 2022 |
| Inner Alignment Solvability | Very hard | Requires major theoretical breakthrough | high | 2022 |
| Likelihood of Deceptive Alignment | Very likely | 85% | high | 2022 |
| Would Misalignment Be Catastrophic? | Near-certainly catastrophic | 95%+ → extinction | high | 2022 |
| P(AI Catastrophe) | Very high | >90% | high | Jun 2022 |
| Takeoff Speed | Very fast | Weeks-months | high | 2022 |
| Will Advanced AI Be Deceptive? | Likely deceptive | 85% | high | 2022 |
| Will We Get Adequate Warning? | Unlikely | 10% | high | 2022 |
Sources: AGI Ruin (2022) · AGI Ruin (2022)
Career History1
Education
Self-taught; no formal university education
Publications & Resources4
AGI Ruin: A List of Lethalities
→2022Blog PostAI Risk Essays & Books
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
→2015FictionAI Risk Essays & Books
Intelligence Explosion Microeconomics
→2013Technical ReportFoundational Papers
The Sequences (Rationality: A-Z)
→2009Blog SeriesAI Risk Essays & Books
No funding connections recorded.
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Organization Roles1
Founder & Senior Research Fellow
Jan 2000 – present
Facts8
People
Employed ByMachine Intelligence Research Institute
Role / TitleFounder & Senior Research Fellow
Biographical
Birth Year1979
EducationSelf-taught; no formal university education
Notable ForFounder of MIRI; pioneer of AI alignment as a field; author of 'The Sequences' on rationality; author of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality; prominent AI doomer
Social Media@ESYudkowsky
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Yudkowsky
General
Websitehttps://www.yudkowsky.net