Mordechai Rorvig

Mordechai Rorvig is a science journalist and founder of Foom Magazine, an independent, ad-free publication covering research on AI safety and ethics. He was previously a staff writer at Quanta Magazine covering computer science and AI, a role he left in August 2022 to pursue independent journalism. He holds a master's degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin, where he conducted fusion device research, and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Texas. His freelance writing has appeared in Scientific American, Wired, Vice, New Scientist, Nautilus, and IEEE Spectrum, among others. He received a $110,000 grant from Open Philanthropy in November 2022 to support independent journalism on computer science, AI, and AI safety, and additional funding from the Long-Term Future Fund to launch Foom Magazine. He is also working on a book project titled "AI: How We Got Here—A Neuroscience Perspective," which explores connections between neuroscience research and the development of modern AI systems.

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