Eliezer Yudkowsky
Eliezer Yudkowsky is an American artificial intelligence researcher and writer known for his work on decision theory and AI safety. He is a co-founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) and has written extensively on topics related to rationality and the future of AI.
Books
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1. If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
A sharp, often polemical collection arguing that the development of powerful, misaligned AI poses an existential threat: it explains how competitive pressures, optimization dynamics, and instrumentally convergent behavior make simple fixes unreliable, analyzes technical and strategic failure modes through thought experiments and probability reasoning, and urges rigorous alignment research, strict coordination, and precautionary deployment policies to prevent small design errors from cascading into catastrophic outcomes.
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2. Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality
In this fanfiction, a highly intelligent and scientifically-minded Harry Potter navigates the magical world using logic and rationality. Raised by an Oxford professor, Harry applies scientific principles to understand magic, challenging traditional norms and questioning the status quo at Hogwarts. The story explores themes of knowledge, power, and morality as Harry forms alliances, confronts adversaries, and seeks to unravel the mysteries of magic with a rational approach, all while maintaining a sense of humor and curiosity.
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