Eliezer Yudkowsky
American AI researcher and writer who founded rationalist community and works on AI alignment. Yudkowsky's writings on cognitive biases, rationality, and AI safety influenced effective altruism movement. His fiction exploring rationality and his emphasis on existential risk from misaligned AI provoke serious engagement with AI safety. Yudkowsky's work bridges philosophy, AI research, and practical rationality.
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