Author

Books by Max Tegmark

Max Tegmark is a Swedish-American physicist and cosmologist at MIT who has made contributions to observational cosmology, most notably improved measurements of the cosmic microwave background. He is the author of Our Mathematical Universe, which argues that reality is a mathematical structure. Tegmark cofounded the Future of Life Institute in 2014 to work on existential risk reduction, particularly AI and nuclear weapons. He is known for his engagement with both the technical and public dimensions of AI safety and has advised governments and companies on AI policy.