Site Map Eliezer S. Yudkowsky Research Fellow - Machine Intelligence Research Institute "That which can be destroyed by the truth should be." -- P.C. Hodgell Introduction Rationality Twelve Virtues Overcoming Bias Cognitive Biases The Simple Truth Bayes' Theorem Technical Explanation Lob's Theorem Singularity Three Major Schools AI and Global Risk Power of Intelligence Simplified Humanism 5 Minute Intro The AI-Box Experiment Fun Theory Other Yehuda Yudkowsky Fiction Contact Media Speaking Eliezer S. Yudkowsky > Other Short fiction, assorted essays, miscellaneous things. Yehuda Yudkowsky Transhumanists are not fond of death. We would stop it if we could. Read More Fiction While I tend to publish most of my writing for free, I strongly believe that money is not evil. Therefore, anyone is welcome to take characters or settings from my original online fiction, such as the beisutsukai or the Baby-Eating Aliens, and use them in new commercial works of your own creation. I do ask for acknowledgment and a link or other reference to the original, but so long as the writing is your own, you may charge for access, distribute printed copies, sell the story to a magazine, etc. I don’t mind. Read More Popular Essays: Cognitive biases potentially affecting judgment of global risks Artificial Intelligence as a positive and negative factor in global risk An Intuitive Explanation of Bayesian Reasoning The Cartoon Guide to Lob’s Theorem Featured Essay: Twelve Virtues of Rationality The first virtue is curiosity. 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 that you desire to relinquish your ignorance. Read More Subscribe Subscribe now to be informed of forthcoming essays. Introduction Rationality Singularity Other Contact Copyright © Eliezer S. Yudkowsky 2014