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Last checked: 3/20/2026
The source text explicitly confirms that Brian Atkins was a co-founder of MIRI in 2000. All key fields match: person (Brian Atkins), org (MIRI), role (Co-Founder), and startDate (2000). The roleType 'key-person' is reasonable for a co-founder, though not explicitly stated in the source.
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confirmed95%Haiku 4.5 · 3/20/2026
Found: In the History section under 2000: 'Eliezer Yudkowsky, along with Brian and Sabine Atkins, founded MIRI as the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence'
Note: The source text explicitly confirms that Brian Atkins was a co-founder of MIRI in 2000. All key fields match: person (Brian Atkins), org (MIRI), role (Co-Founder), and startDate (2000). The roleType 'key-person' is reasonable for a co-founder, though not explicitly stated in the source.
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Record type: personnel
Record ID: NKn2ultUN_