If I’m capable of running an AI safety reading group (at my school, and I learn that someone else is doing it, I might be jealous that my impact is “being taken”.
If I want to maximize total impact, I don’t endorse this feeling. But what feeling does make sense from an impact maximization perspective? Based on Shapley values, you should
update downwards on the impact they get (because they’re replaceable)
update downwards on the impact you get, if you thought this was your comparative advantage (because you’re replaceable).
want to find a new task/niche where you’re less replaceable.
I claim that something like this is the good form of impact jealousy. (Of course, you should also be happy the work is happening).
Ah… this is something I struggle with. Especially since I’ve had the same goals for years. It would be a hard transition, I’ve done it before. I like to think of it as the next thing I find will be better in ways I didn’t expect, as long as I’m putting effort in.
Epistemic status: showerthought
If I’m capable of running an AI safety reading group (at my school, and I learn that someone else is doing it, I might be jealous that my impact is “being taken”.
If I want to maximize total impact, I don’t endorse this feeling. But what feeling does make sense from an impact maximization perspective? Based on Shapley values, you should
update downwards on the impact they get (because they’re replaceable)
update downwards on the impact you get, if you thought this was your comparative advantage (because you’re replaceable).
want to find a new task/niche where you’re less replaceable.
I claim that something like this is the good form of impact jealousy. (Of course, you should also be happy the work is happening).
Ah… this is something I struggle with. Especially since I’ve had the same goals for years. It would be a hard transition, I’ve done it before. I like to think of it as the next thing I find will be better in ways I didn’t expect, as long as I’m putting effort in.