Personnel: Eliezer Yudkowsky at Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) (Founder & Senior Researcher)
The source text explicitly confirms that Eliezer Yudkowsky founded MIRI in 2000, matching the startDate of 2000-01 in the record. The source also confirms his role as a founder. While the source does not explicitly state his current title as 'Senior Researcher', it does confirm the founding role and the 2000 founding date. The organization name (MIRI) and person name are correctly identified. The record's claim of 'Founder & Senior Researcher' is partially supported by the source's explicit confirmation of 'Founder' status in 2000, though the 'Senior Researcher' designation is not explicitly mentioned in the provided excerpt.
Our claim
entire record- Person
- Eliezer Yudkowsky
- Role
- Founder & Senior Researcher
- Role Type
- career
- Start Date
- January 2000
- Is Founder
- Yes
- Notes
- Founded MIRI (originally Singularity Institute) in 2000; primary intellectual leader of the organization
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkNoteThe source text explicitly confirms that Eliezer Yudkowsky founded MIRI in 2000, matching the startDate of 2000-01 in the record. The source also confirms his role as a founder. While the source does not explicitly state his current title as 'Senior Researcher', it does confirm the founding role and the 2000 founding date. The organization name (MIRI) and person name are correctly identified. The record's claim of 'Founder & Senior Researcher' is partially supported by the source's explicit confirmation of 'Founder' status in 2000, though the 'Senior Researcher' designation is not explicitly mentioned in the provided excerpt.