Where does this overall leave you in terms of your public association with EA? Many orgs (including ones that are not just focused on AIS) are trying to dissociate themselves from the EA brand due to reputational reasons.
80k is arguably the one org that has the largest audience from the “outside world”, while also having close ties with the EA community. Are you guys going to keep the status quo?
I will add my two cents on this in this footnote[1] too, but I would be super curious to hear your thoughts!
I think in the short term association with EA is not helpful for anyone that is trying to be taken seriously on the world stage, but it also comes with downsides. We would probably want to see if the “short timelines AGI” bet pays off by 2030 or so. If it doesn’t, the costs will start to outweigh the short-term gains. (In the meantime we should also invest more into EA PR)
At the same time, by 2030 AIS might also grow enough to not be reliant on EA in terms of funding and talent.
The most recent write up on our thinking on this is here (in addition to the comments about EA values in the post above). Our current plan is to continue with this approach.
Thanks for the update!
Where does this overall leave you in terms of your public association with EA? Many orgs (including ones that are not just focused on AIS) are trying to dissociate themselves from the EA brand due to reputational reasons.
80k is arguably the one org that has the largest audience from the “outside world”, while also having close ties with the EA community. Are you guys going to keep the status quo?
I will add my two cents on this in this footnote[1] too, but I would be super curious to hear your thoughts!
I think in the short term association with EA is not helpful for anyone that is trying to be taken seriously on the world stage, but it also comes with downsides. We would probably want to see if the “short timelines AGI” bet pays off by 2030 or so. If it doesn’t, the costs will start to outweigh the short-term gains. (In the meantime we should also invest more into EA PR)
At the same time, by 2030 AIS might also grow enough to not be reliant on EA in terms of funding and talent.
The most recent write up on our thinking on this is here (in addition to the comments about EA values in the post above). Our current plan is to continue with this approach.