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“There were mysterious questions, but a mysterious answer was a contradiction in terms.”

Quote by Eliezer Yudkowsky

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Eliezer Yudkowsky

Eliezer Yudkowsky is a writer known for his contributions to the fields of artificial intelligence and cognitive science, particularly in the areas of reinforcement learning and rationalist philosophy. more

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