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Center for Applied Rationality - Footnote 8

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Last checked: 4/3/2026

The source does not mention that CFAR initially functioned as an extension of MIRI before becoming an independent nonprofit organization. The source does not mention Anna Salamon's work at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) in 2011, where she began experimenting with teaching rationality techniques. The source refers to Michael Smith as Valentine Smith.

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partial85%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026
Found: CFAR was founded in 2012 by **Anna Salamon**, **Julia Galef**, **Michael Smith** (also known as Valentine Smith), and **Andrew Critch**. The organization's origins trace to Anna Salamon's work at the

Note: The source does not mention that CFAR initially functioned as an extension of MIRI before becoming an independent nonprofit organization. The source does not mention Anna Salamon's work at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) in 2011, where she began experimenting with teaching rationality techniques. The source refers to Michael Smith as Valentine Smith.

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