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Mentioned in 14 episodes

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Book • 2015

Eliezer Yudkowsky

Mentioned by

Douglas Squirrel

Mentioned in 14 episodes

Mentioned by

Nathan Labenz

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

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.

Good Robot #1: The magic intelligence in the sky

Mentioned by

Oliver Habryka

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

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

Mentioned by

Ali

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

Ali

st literature.

Life Updates and Personal Milestones

Mentioned by

Steven Byrnes

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

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

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

Book Review: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Recommended by

Ben Kus

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

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

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

“The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Fiction” by Raelifin

Mentioned by

Dan Cummins

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

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 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 by the narrator as a fanfic written by Alexander Debus.

Chapter Two: Buffering Conflicts

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

Chapter One: Frontloading Mysteries

Mentioned as the title of the fanfiction being read and adapted into a podcast.

1 – A Day of Very Low Probabilty

Mentioned as a literary masterpiece that fleshes out a sympathetic transhumanist ethos from glimpses of secular humanism.

“Varieties Of Doom” by jdp

Recommended reading before diving into HPMOR to fully understand the references and avoid spoilers.

“HPMOR: The (Probably) Untold Lore” by Gretta Duleba, Eliezer Yudkowsky

Mentioned by Sonia Joseph, this fan fiction shares the same setup as the original Harry Potter.

Who are the Zizians?

Mentioned by

Andrew Rose

in relation to the Less Wrong community and the concept of "rationality".

Ep. 169: Fractal University, Scenius, and the future of higher ed. | Andrew Rose

Mentioned by

Kelsey Piper

when discussing the influence of early sci-fi authors on Eliezer Yudkowsky.

The magic intelligence in the sky | Good Robot

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