Max Tegmark
Max Tegmark | |
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Tegmark in 2024 | |
| Born | Max Erik Shapiro 5 May 1967 |
| Alma mater | Stockholm School of Economics (BA) Royal Institute of Technology (MSE) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cosmology, physics, machine learning |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Future of Life Institute |
| Thesis | Probes of the Early Universe (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Silk |
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Max Tegmark (born 5 May 1967) is a Swedish-American physicist, machine learning researcher and author. He is a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-founded and leads the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit focused on reducing global catastrophic risks from advanced technologies.
Originally a cosmologist, Tegmark's focus shifted toward artificial intelligence (AI). His 2017 book Life 3.0 presents scenarios for what the world might look like as AI continues to develop. Tegmark advocates for a halt on the development of artificial superintelligence.