Zvi Mowshowitz Explained

Zvi Mowshowitz
Birth Date:1979 1, df=yes
Residence:New York, NY, USA
Nationality: American
Debut:1998 Pro Tour Los Angeles
Winnings:US$ 147,010[1]
Pt Top 8:1 (4)[2]
Gt Top 8:2 (9)[3]
Lifetime Pro Points:261[4]
Pw Level:47 (Archmage)

Zvi Mowshowitz is an American writer specializing in Artificial Intelligence. He used to be a competitive player, and was CEO of MetaMed, a defunct medical research analysis firm.

Career

Mowshowitz was the CEO of MetaMed, a medical research analysis firm.[5] After that, he worked at Jane Street Capital.[6] He also attempted to launch an online Trading Card Game, Emergents.[7]

Magic: The Gathering

Mowshowitz held a developer intern position at Wizards of the Coast Magic R&D.

Mowshowitz is known for having created innovative and sometimes game-breaking decks TurboZvi and My Fires. His first-place finishes include a Pro Tour and a Grand Prix. He has placed in the top eight of four Pro Tours, and earned over $140,000 playing Magic competitively.[8] In 2007, Mowshowitz was elected into the Magic Hall of Fame.[9]

Mowshowitz was also an avid internet writer on gaming, previously with The Dojo, Mindripper, Brainburst, StarCityGames, and then for the official Magic website MagicTheGathering.com.[8] In April 2006, he stopped writing for MagicTheGathering.com.

Other accomplishments

Writing

Since then has focused more on writing on Substack, LessWrong and his blog, all under the name "Don't Worry about the Vase". He focusses on variety of topics, but primarily on Artificial intelligence, Economics and the COVID-19 pandemic, when the pandemic was ongoing.[10] As part of this work he also founded Balsa Research, a nonprofit think tank which focuses on the repeal of the Jones Act, increasing the housing supply and reform of the National Environmental Policy Act.[11]

Personal life

Mowshowitz is the son of American biochemist Deborah Mowshowitz.

Mowshowitz is an alumnus of Columbia University and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics.[12] [13]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders . 5 January 2015 . 2 October 2014 . Wizards of the Coast . 13 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003521/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime . dead .
  2. Web site: Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s . https://web.archive.org/web/20060314144717/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer . dead . 14 March 2006 . 7 December 2007.
  3. Web site: Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s . https://web.archive.org/web/20060117191336/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer . dead . 17 January 2006 . 7 December 2007.
  4. Web site: Lifetime Pro Points . https://web.archive.org/web/20051218200821/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/lifetime . dead . 18 December 2005 . 7 December 2007.
  5. Web site: Our Scientists, Doctors & Researchers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130505001717/http://www.metamed.com/our-scientists-doctors-researchers . 5 May 2013 . 1 March 2013 . MetaMed.
  6. https://thezvi.substack.com/p/ai-72-denying-the-future
  7. News: Hackett . Robert . Roberts . Jeff John . Emergents: Zvi Mowshowitz's quest to shake up the video game business . 25 October 2023 . Fortune . 13 June 2020.
  8. Web site: Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame Profiles – Zvi Mowshowitz . . 2007 . 20 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203232808/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/HallOfFame.aspx?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/zmowshowitz. dead. 3 December 2008.
  9. News: The Class of 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070909152020/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/bd296 . dead . 9 September 2007 . Wizards of the Coast . 7 September 2007 . 9 September 2007.
  10. Web site: Mowshowitz . Zvi . 2023-12-13 . The Best of Don't Worry About the Vase . 2024-07-13 . Don't Worry About the Vase.
  11. Web site: FAQ . 2024-07-13 . Balsa Research . en-US.
  12. Web site: LinkedIn Profile. October 20, 2020. LinkedIn.
  13. https://futuratipodcast.com/should-we-halt-progress-in-ai-zvi-mowshowitz/

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