Summary

Anthony Aguirre (born 1973) is a theoretical cosmologist. Aguirre is a professor and holds the Faggin Presidential Chair for the Physics of Information at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

He is the co-founder and associate scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute and is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute.  In 2015, he co-founded the aggregated prediction platform Metaculus with Greg Laughlin. In 2019, he published the pop science book Cosmological Koans.

Keep the Future Human (with Anthony Aguirre)
Future of Life Institute – 13/03/2025 (01:21:00)
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Introduction
We must not build AI to replace humans.
Humanity is on the brink of developing artificial general intelligence that exceeds our own. It’s time to close the gates on AGI and superintelligence… before we lose control of our future.

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About

Bio on FLI

Anthony is the Executive Director & Secretary of the Board at the Future of Life Institute, and the Faggin Presidential Professor for the Physics of Information at UC Santa Cruz. He has done research in an array of topics in theoretical cosmology, gravitation, statistical mechanics, and other fields of physics. He also has strong interest in science outreach, and has appeared in numerous science documentaries. He is a creator of the science and technology prediction platform Metaculus.com, and is founder (with Max Tegmark) of the Foundational Questions Institute.

Source: FLI webpage

Bio on Santa Cruz website

Physicist Anthony Aguirre studies the formation, nature, and evolution of the universe, focusing primarily on the model of eternal inflation—the idea that inflation goes on forever in some regions of universe—and what it may mean for the ultimate beginning of the universe and time. He is the co-founder and associate scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute, which supports research on questions at the foundations and new frontiers of physics and cosmology. Anthony is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, an organization aiming to increase the probability that life has a future, and of Metaculus, an effort to optimally aggregate predictions about scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and other interesting issue.

Source: Santa Cruz webpage

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Wikipedia

Anthony Aguirre (born 1973) is a theoretical cosmologist.[1] Aguirre is a professor and holds the Faggin Presidential Chair for the Physics of Information at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[2] He is the co-founder and associate scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute[3] and is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute.[4][5][6][7] In 2015, he co-founded the aggregated prediction platform Metaculus with Greg Laughlin. In 2019, he published the pop science book Cosmological Koans.[8][9]

Early life and education

Aguirre was born on July 23, 1973.[10] He received a B.S. in Mathematics/Physics from Brown University in 1995, an M.S. in Astronomy from Harvard University in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University.[1][2]

Career

His research has focused on various topics in theoretical physics including early universe, inflation, the foundations of quantum mechanics, foundations of statistical mechanics, gravity physics, first stars, the intergalactic medium, galaxy formation and black holes.[11]

Together with Max Tegmark he developed the cosmological interpretation of quantum mechanics.[12]

On March 5, 2025, Aguirre published Keep The Future Human: Why and How We Should Close the Gates to AGI and Superintelligence, and What We Should Build Instead, an extended essay that proposes a scheme for the international regulation of artificial intelligence.[13]

In the media

References

  1. ^ a b “Anthony Aguirre”. Anthony Aguirre. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Stephens, Tim (28 September 2016). “Physicist Anthony Aguirre appointed to endowed chair in physics of information”. UC Santa Cruz. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ “Who we are”. Foundational Questions Institute. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.
  4. ^ “Who we are”. Future of Life Institute. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.
  5. ^ Strong, Rebecca (15 January 2015). “3 Things to Know About the Elon Musk-Backed Future of Life Institute”. Bostinno. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 Jun 2015.
  6. ^ Hardawar, Devindra (15 January 2015). “Elon Musk donates $10M to keep AI from going full Skynet”. Engadget. Retrieved 5 Jun 2015.
  7. ^ Maynard, James (15 January 2015). “Elon Musk Donates $10 Million to Keep Us Safe from Artificial Intelligence”. Tech Times. Retrieved 5 Jun 2015.
  8. ^ “Cosmological Koans publisher page”. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 Aug 2019.
  9. ^ Natarajan, Priyamvada (7 June 2019). “‘Cosmological Koans’ Review: Matter and Mystics”. The Wall Street Journal.
  10. ^ “Anthony N. Aguirre CV” (PDF). ucsc.edu. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ “Anthony Aguirre”. scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  12. ^ Aguirre, Anthony; Tegmark, Max Erik (August 2010). “Born in an Infinite Universe: a Cosmological Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics”. Physical Review. arXiv:1008.1066.
  13. ^ Aguirre, Anthony (5 March 2025). “Keep The Future Human: Why and How We Should Close the Gates to AGI and Superintelligence, and What We Should Build Instead”. doi:10.2139/SSRN.4608505. SSRN 4608505. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  14. ^ “How Big is the Universe?”. Horizon. Season 49. Episode 4. 27 August 2012. BBC Two. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. ^ “Living in a Parallel Universe”. Naked Science. Season 8. Episode 9. 19 May 2011. National Geographic Channel. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  16. ^ Halperin, Jonathan; Takahashi, Drew (2022-09-26), A Trip to Infinity (Documentary), Makemake, Room 608, retrieved 8 November 2023


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Aguirre