Brown University
Harvard University
Max TegmarkFounder and Chair · Future of Life InstituteResearcher↗Both at Future of Life Institute
Researcher · Academic · Founder · Policy · Executive
Anthony Aguirre
Future of Life InstitutePresident and CEO
UC Santa CruzFaggin Presidential Professor for the Physics of Information
🇺🇸 AmericanBorn 1973
Aguirre is a theoretical cosmologist at UC Santa Cruz who co-founded the Future of Life Institute, which he leads as executive director, and the forecasting platform Metaculus. Through FLI he has become a prominent voice on existential risk from advanced AI, organizing the field's open letters and policy efforts.
Career & education
Current rolesFuture of Life Institute2014-presentPresident and CEOUC Santa Cruz2003-presentFaggin Presidential Professor for the Physics of Information
Future of Life Institute2014-presentUC Santa Cruz2003-presentEducation
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