Eliezer Shlomo Yudkowsky (born September 11, 1979[citation needed]) is an American blogger, writer, and advocate for friendly artificial intelligence. Read full biography of Eliezer Yudkowsky →
By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.
Let the winds of evidence blow you about as though you are a leaf, with no direction of your own. Beware lest you fight a rearguard retreat against... →
You cannot 'rationalize' what is not rational to begin with - as if lying were called 'truthization.' There is no way to obtain more... →
Anything that could give rise to smarter-than-human intelligence - in the form of Artificial Intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, or... →
I don't care where I live, so long as there's a roof to keep the rain off my books, and high-speed Internet access.
A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and... →
I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow was the Final Dawn, the last sunrise before the Earth and Sun are reshaped into computing elements.
A scientist worthy of a lab coat should be able to make original discoveries while wearing a clown suit, or give a lecture in a high squeaky voice... →
There's a popular concept of 'intelligence' as book smarts, like calculus or chess, as opposed to, say, social skills. So people say that... →
Do not flinch from experiences that might destroy your beliefs. The thought you cannot think controls you more than thoughts you speak aloud. Submit... →
If our extinction proceeds slowly enough to allow a moment of horrified realization, the doers of the deed will likely be quite taken aback on... →
The media thinks that only the cutting edge of science, the very latest controversies, are worth reporting on. How often do you see headlines like... →
If you want to maximize your expected utility, you try to save the world and the future of intergalactic civilization instead of donating your money... →
Eliezer Shlomo Yudkowsky (born September 11, 1979[citation needed]) is an American blogger, writer, and advocate for friendly artificial intelligence.