Nate Soares - The Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI)

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# Nate Soares

#### President

Nate Soares is the President of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, and plays a central role in setting MIRI’s vision and strategy. Soares has been working in the field for over a decade, and is the author of a large body of technical and semi-technical writing on AI alignment, including foundational work on value learning, decision theory, and power-seeking incentives in smarter-than-human AIs. Prior to MIRI, Soares worked as an engineer at Google and Microsoft, as a research associate at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and as a contractor for the US Department of Defense.

#### Selected Media Appearances

The AI Threat Is MUCH Worse Than You Thought \| Nate Soares Interview - YouTube

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[The AI Threat Is MUCH Worse Than You Thought \| Nate Soares Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl5DWYNDxpg) [Novara Media](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOzMAa6IhV6uwYQATYG_2kg)

Novara Media1.26M subscribers

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The Rise and Reckoning of AI \| 2026 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate - YouTube

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[The Rise and Reckoning of AI \| 2026 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYUYdpG4UT8) [American Museum of Natural History](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkybZyI_B-xgkLQo_eCQ_w)

American Museum of Natural History437K subscribers

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ChatGPT isn't Smart. It's something Much Weirder - YouTube

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[ChatGPT isn't Smart. It's something Much Weirder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CKuiuc5cJM) [Hank Green](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT2iLov0V7Re7ku_3UBtcQ)

Hank Green3.08M subscribers

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