personnel
Michael Smith — Senior Instructor & Co-founder at sid_l5K9ZdbXww
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | agTqru8q0f |
| Source URL | www.rationality.org/about/staff |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 2, 2026, 11:18 AM |
| Updated | Apr 2, 2026, 11:18 AM |
| Synced | Apr 2, 2026, 11:18 AM |
Record Data
id | agTqru8q0f |
personId | Michael Smith(person) |
organizationId | Center for Applied Rationality(organization) |
personEntityId | Michael Smith(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | Center for Applied Rationality(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Senior Instructor & Co-founder |
roleType | key-person |
startDate | 2012 |
endDate | — |
isFounder | Yes |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | www.rationality.org/about/staff |
notes | Co-founder; also known as 'Valentine'. Senior Instructor. Confirmed on staff page as of 2026-04-02. |
Source Check Verdicts
unverifiable95% confidence
Last checked: 4/13/2026
The source provides a staff directory for the Center for Applied Rationality but contains no mention of Michael Smith. The record claims he is a Senior Instructor & Co-founder with a start date of 2012, but the source text does not address this claim at all. Without information about Michael Smith in the source, the claim cannot be verified or contradicted—it is simply unaddressed by the provided text.
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