My name is Elias Malisi, though my friends call me Prince.
I am an undergraduate student of philosophy & physics at the University of St Andrews and I volunteer as an IT-officer for the physics education non-profit Orpheus e.V.
My mission is to improve the long-term future through research and advocacy that seek to mitigate risks from misaligned incentive structures while advancing the development of safe AI.
I grew up in Germany where I recently graduated high school with a perfect GPA as the best student of ethics in the country on top of receiving multiple awards for academic excellence in physics and English.
Rationality and self-improvement as applied to improving my capacity to pursue 1. and 2.
What I can do for you
I know quite a lot about ways for high-school students and, to a more limited extent, early undergraduates to build career capital through competitions, fellowships, or camps, so feel free to reach out to me if such information would be useful to you.
Also reach out to me if you want to add a promising young researcher to your network. I expect that I will be able to provide much more value to you in the future.
What you can do for me
I am looking for mentorship, opportunities, and funding to build career capital in the following areas:
Systems Science
Machine Learning and Technical AI Safety
Mechanism Design
Acting
Video Production
Digital Outreach and Copywriting
If you consider providing mentorship or know someone who likely would, I believe the expected value of reaching out to me to see whether I would be a good fit is highly positive since any suitable mentoring opportunity would accelerate my impact significantly.
Additionally, I would love to hear about any EA organisations that specialise in or fund upskilling for aspiring EA communicators.
Furthermore, I would welcome feedback on whether or not you think that acquiring skills in acting and video production would likely be valuable for an aspiring EA communicator, assuming that they are a good fit for it. Vote agree to indicate positive counterfactual impact and disagree to indicate that you believe counterfactuals to be more valuable.
PS: Please let me know about appropriate places for cross-posting this introduction.
Introducing Myself
Who I am
My name is Elias Malisi, though my friends call me Prince.
I am an undergraduate student of philosophy & physics at the University of St Andrews and I volunteer as an IT-officer for the physics education non-profit Orpheus e.V.
My mission is to improve the long-term future through research and advocacy that seek to mitigate risks from misaligned incentive structures while advancing the development of safe AI.
I grew up in Germany where I recently graduated high school with a perfect GPA as the best student of ethics in the country on top of receiving multiple awards for academic excellence in physics and English.
My history with EA
I have been introduced to EA through the Atlas Fellowship around May 2023 and have since been reading EA materials intensively. Moreover, I am enrolled in the Introductory EA Virtual Program, the Precipice Reading Group, and the AI Safety Quest Pilot Program at the time of this post.
My interests
I am primarily interested in three sets of related fields:
(Complex) systems science, mechanism design, and machine learning as applied to AI safety and improving institutional decision making
Acting, video production, and digital outreach as applied to communicating important ideas, building EA, and promoting positive values
Rationality and self-improvement as applied to improving my capacity to pursue 1. and 2.
What I can do for you
I know quite a lot about ways for high-school students and, to a more limited extent, early undergraduates to build career capital through competitions, fellowships, or camps, so feel free to reach out to me if such information would be useful to you.
Also reach out to me if you want to add a promising young researcher to your network. I expect that I will be able to provide much more value to you in the future.
What you can do for me
I am looking for mentorship, opportunities, and funding to build career capital in the following areas:
Systems Science
Machine Learning and Technical AI Safety
Mechanism Design
Acting
Video Production
Digital Outreach and Copywriting
If you consider providing mentorship or know someone who likely would, I believe the expected value of reaching out to me to see whether I would be a good fit is highly positive since any suitable mentoring opportunity would accelerate my impact significantly.
Think of it as using a bit of your time for hits-based giving.
Additionally, I would love to hear about any EA organisations that specialise in or fund upskilling for aspiring EA communicators.
Furthermore, I would welcome feedback on whether or not you think that acquiring skills in acting and video production would likely be valuable for an aspiring EA communicator, assuming that they are a good fit for it. Vote agree to indicate positive counterfactual impact and disagree to indicate that you believe counterfactuals to be more valuable.
PS: Please let me know about appropriate places for cross-posting this introduction.