Eliezer Yudkowsky

Summary

Eliezer Yudkowsky is a human^[1]. Born in Chicago^[2], he… he was born on September 11, 1979^[3]. He worked as an artificial intelligence researcher^[4], blogger^[5], writer^[6], and computer scientist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,591 views/month, #5,825 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Eliezer Yudkowsky's place of birth was Chicago^[2].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky was born on September 11, 1979^[3].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky worked as an artificial intelligence researcher^[4].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky worked as a blogger^[5].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's professions included writer^[6].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's professions included computer scientist^[7].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's field of work was artificial intelligence^[10].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's field of work was friendly artificial intelligence^[11].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's field of work was decision theory^[12].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's field of work was transhumanism^[13].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's field of work was informatics^[14].
• Among Eliezer Yudkowsky's employers was Machine Intelligence Research Institute^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Eliezer Yudkowsky is Less Wrong^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Eliezer Yudkowsky is Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality^[17].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's religion is recorded as atheism^[18].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky was influenced by Edwin Thompson Jaynes^[19].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky was influenced by Judea Pearl^[20].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky is recorded as male^[21].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky is associated with the effective altruism movement^[23].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's Commons category is recorded as Eliezer Yudkowsky^[24].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's website account on is recorded as Less Wrong^[25].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's given name is recorded as Eliezer^[26].
• Eliezer Yudkowsky's given name is recorded as Shlomo^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1979-09-11^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: fa8adffb-999b-4571-be96-dc6d3179ee90^[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Chicago^[2], Eliezer Yudkowsky… he was born on September 11, 1979^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artificial intelligence researcher^[4], blogger^[5], writer^[6], and computer scientist^[7]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence^[10], a type of technology^[32]; friendly artificial intelligence^[11]; decision theory^[12], an academic discipline^[33]; transhumanism^[13], a cultural movement^[34], founded in 1980^[35]; and informatics^[14], an academic major^[36], founded in 1957^[37]. Among Eliezer Yudkowsky's employers was Machine Intelligence Research Institute^[15].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Less Wrong^[16], a group blog^[38], founded in 2009^[39] and Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality^[17], a literary work^[40], founded in 2010^[41].

Personal Life

Eliezer Yudkowsky's religion is recorded as atheism^[18].

Why It Matters

Eliezer Yudkowsky ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,591 views/month, #5,825 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Works attributed to him include Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality^[44], a literary work^[45], founded in 2010^[46].

FAQs

Where was Eliezer Yudkowsky born?

Eliezer Yudkowsky was born in Chicago^[2].

What did Eliezer Yudkowsky do for work?

Eliezer Yudkowsky worked as artificial intelligence researcher^[4], blogger^[5], writer^[6], and computer scientist^[7].