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Wikidata entry for the Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR), a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 by Julia Galef that trains rationality skills, relevant to AI safety through its influence on the rationalist community and EA-adjacent AI safety researchers.
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This is the Wikidata structured data entry for the Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR), a Berkeley-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2012 by Julia Galef. CFAR focuses on teaching applied rationality skills and has been closely associated with the AI safety and effective altruism communities. The entry provides basic organizational metadata including founding date, location, social media identifiers, and official website.
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- •CFAR was founded in 2012 by Julia Galef and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.
- •It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on applied rationality training.
- •CFAR has been influential in the rationalist and AI safety communities, training many researchers.
- •Official website is rationality.org; active on Twitter (@CFARnews) and YouTube.
- •This Wikidata entry serves as a structured reference for the organization's basic metadata.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Applied Rationality | Headquarters | Berkeley | — |
| Center for Applied Rationality | Website | http://rationality.org/ | — |
| Center for Applied Rationality | Country | United States | — |
| Center for Applied Rationality | Founder (text) | Julia Galef | — |
| Center for Applied Rationality | Founded Date | 2012 | — |
| Center for Applied Rationality | Legal Structure | 501(c)(3) organization | — |
| Center for Applied Rationality | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Applied_Rationality | — |
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Center for Applied Rationality
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CFAR
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organization
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inception
2012
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Category:Organizations established in 2012
retrieved
30 October 2018
short name
CFAR (English)
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founded by
Julia Galef
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country
United States
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located in the administrative territorial entity
Berkeley
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English Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Center_for_Applied_Rationality&oldid=856431110
legal form
501(c)(3) organization
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headquarters location
Berkeley
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English Wikipedia
official website
http://rationality.org/
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social media followers
1,188
X (Twitter) numeric user ID
629389856
point in time
5 January 2021
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Facebook username
AppliedRationality
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/m/013b0y9l
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Quora topic ID
Center-for-Applied-Rationality
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Quora
X (Twitter) username
CFARnews
number of subscribers
1,230
1,200
X (Twitter) numeric user ID
629389856
start time
7 July 2012
point in time
1 May 2020
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retrieved
17 October 2018
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