Eliezer invented Timeless Decision Theory.
He hasn't finished it. I hope he does and I will be impressed. But I don't think that answers what Raw_Power asks for. Humans are the weak spot when it comes to solving friendly AI. In my opinion it is justified to ask if Eliezer Yudkowsky (but also other people within the SIAI), are the right people for the job.
If the SIAI openly admits that it doesn't have the horse power yet to attempt some hard problems, that would raise my confidence in their capability. That's no contradiction, because it would pose a solvable short-term goal that can be supported by contributing money and finding experts who can judge the mathematical talent of job candidates.
Basically this: "Eliezer Yudkowsky writes and pretends he's an AI researcher but probably hasn't written so much as an Eliza bot."
While the Eliezer S. Yudkowsky site has lots of divulgation articles and his work on rationality is of indisputable value, I find myself at a loss when I want to respond to this. Which frustrates me very much.
So, to avoid this sort of situation in the future, I have to ask: What did the man, Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, actually accomplish in his own field?
Please don't downvote the hell out of me, I'm just trying to create a future reference for this sort of annoyance.