Another data point: I got my start in alignment through the AISC. I had just left my job, so I spent 4 months skilling up and working hard on my AISC project. I started hanging out on EleutherAI because my mentors spent a lot of time there. This led me to do AGISF in parallel.
After those 4 months, I attended MATS 2.0 and 2.1. I’ve been doing independent research for ~1 year and have about 8.5 more months of funding left.
Another data point: I got my start in alignment through the AISC. I had just left my job, so I spent 4 months skilling up and working hard on my AISC project. I started hanging out on EleutherAI because my mentors spent a lot of time there. This led me to do AGISF in parallel.
After those 4 months, I attended MATS 2.0 and 2.1. I’ve been doing independent research for ~1 year and have about 8.5 more months of funding left.
I did not know this. Thank you for sharing all the details!
It’s interesting to read about the paths you went through:
AISC --> EleutherAI --> AGISF
--> MATS 2.0 and 2.1
--> Independent research grant
I’ll add it as an individual anecdote to our sheet.