Eliezer Yudkowsky — Notable For: Founder of MIRI; pioneer of AI alignment as a field; author of 'The Sequences' on rationality; author of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality; prominent AI doomer

NoteAll five elements of the claim are confirmed by the source: (1) MIRI founder—explicitly stated; (2) pioneer of AI alignment—confirmed through his work on 'friendly artificial intelligence' and 'AI safety'; (3) author of 'The Sequences'—confirmed (the article states 'Rationality: From AI to Zombies' is 'also referred to as The Sequences'); (4) author of 'Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality'—explicitly confirmed; (5) 'prominent AI doomer'—supported by his 2023 Time op-ed advocating for a halt to AI development and military action against rogue datacenters. The characterization as 'doomer' is reasonable given his public statements about existential risks from AI.