Zvi Mowshowitz
Also known as Don’t Worry About the Vase
Zvi Mowshowitz is a writer known for frequent, detailed reports about AI developments and risk. He publishes through Don’t Worry About the Vase, following new models, tools, policy debates and claims about future capabilities. His public career began in competitive Magic: The Gathering. He made his Pro Tour debut in 1998, won Pro Tour Tokyo in 2001 and entered the game’s Hall of Fame in 2007. He also wrote strategy articles. During the pandemic, he published regular COVID reports. In 2023, AI became a major recurring subject. His writing combines linked evidence, practical advice and his own judgments about safety and catastrophic risk. Those judgments are part of his public argument.
- Now at
- Don’t Worry About the Vase
Timeline
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1998
Entering the Pro Tour
Mowshowitz made his Magic Pro Tour debut in Los Angeles in 1998. Competitive play made strategy a public part of his career. He developed a record in a game built around uncertain choices, preparation and repeated tests against other players with different plans.
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2001
Winning in Tokyo
Mowshowitz won Pro Tour Tokyo in 2001. The event became a central achievement in his competitive record. His work also included writing about strategy, giving other players explanations of decisions and ways to think through a changing game with many possible combinations.
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2020 onward
Writing recurring COVID reports
During the pandemic, Mowshowitz published regular COVID reports. This became another form of ongoing public analysis, organized around changing information and decisions.
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December 2023 onward
Building the AI report series
By December 2023, Mowshowitz’s AI report series had reached its forty-second entry. The reports followed new products, research claims, public debates and possible risks. His format brought many separate developments into a regular written record, with links and his own assessment beside them.
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2025–2026
Continuing AI commentary
He publishes weekly AI reports through Don’t Worry About the Vase. He discusses useful capabilities, harms and catastrophic risks. The reports give readers a continuing view of events through a writer whose opinions and forecasts are explicit parts of the work.
Sources and credits
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