#2041

Mentioned in 19 episodes

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Book • 2015

Author

Eliezer Yudkowsky

Mentioned by

Mentioned in 19 episodes

Mentioned by

Nathan Labenz

as a Harry Potter fan fiction written by Eliezer Yudkaski to inspire math geniuses.

169 snips

What AI Means for Students & Teachers: My Keynote from the Michigan Virtual AI Summit

Mentioned by

Kelsey Piper

as the author of "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality", a popular Harry Potter fanfiction that introduced her to the rationalist community.

109 snips

Good Robot #1: The magic intelligence in the sky

Mentioned by

Steven Byrnes

who read Eliezer Yudkowsky's writing as part of getting into AGI safety.

74 snips

The Man Who Might SOLVE AI Alignment — Dr. Steven Byrnes, AGI Safety Researcher @ Astera Institute

Mentioned by

Ali

Abdaal, describing Harry as an autistic 11-year-old who's been pilled in all of the ration

Ali

st literature.

72 snips

Life Updates and Personal Milestones

Mentioned by

Oliver Habryka

as a very absurdly popular fan fiction about a scientific slash STEMI approach to what Harry Potter might look like.

71 snips

Bits and bricks: Oliver Habryka on LessWrong, LightHaven, and community infrastructure

Mentioned as a Harry Potter fanfiction written by Eliezer Yudkowsky to promote AI safety.

44 snips

Book Review: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Recommended by

Samantha Hancox-Li

as a Harry Potter fan fiction written by Eliezer Yudkowsky to understand the emotional pull of rationalism.

32 snips

096: The Irrationality of Rationalists (w/ Samantha Hancox-Li)

Mentioned by

Robert Evans

as Alicia Yudkowsky's Harry Potter fan fiction.

21 snips

CZM Rewind: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult & The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Agent)

Recommended by

Ben Kus

as a science-based Harry Potter fan fiction with ties to the AI world.

14 snips

How Box Builds AI Agents, Redefines Technical Vision, and Balances Speed with Security w/ Ben Kus #230

Mentioned by

David Z. Morris

as a fan fiction book that Eliza Yudkowsky is most famous for.

12 snips

David Morris, "Stealing The Future: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia" (Watkins Media, 2025)

Mentioned as central in getting various AI researchers involved in trying to reduce existential risk.

11 snips

“The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Fiction” by Raelifin

Mentioned by

Robert Evans

as a massive piece of Harry Potter fan fiction written by Eliezer Yudkowsky.

11 snips

CZM Rewind: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult & The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader

Mentioned by

Dan Cummins

as a fan fiction that reimagines Harry as a rationalist who uses logic to save the world.

11 snips

458 - WTFF? The Madness of the Zizian Cult

Mentioned by

Evan Ratliff

as the main book that rationalist community reads.

The Wild, Murderous Rampage of the Zizians

Mentioned as the title of the podcast written by Eliezer Yudkowsky, based on the works of J.K. Rowling.

51 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 1

Mentioned by

Douglas Squirrel

in relation to the concept of 'hero license'.

Hero Licenses for All

Mentioned by Screwtape in a podcast about its 10 year anniversary.

“It’s been ten years. I propose HPMOR Anniversary Parties.” by Screwtape

Mentioned as the fanfic being read, written by Alexander Debus.

Chapter One: Frontloading Mysteries

Mentioned by the narrator as a fanfic written by Alexander Debus.

Chapter Two: Buffering Conflicts

Mentioned by the narrator as containing spoilers, advising caution to listeners.

“People Seem Funny In The Head About Subtle Signals” by johnswentworth

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