Can I buy these things with money? I don’t think so… As the linked post argues, knowledge isn’t something you can buy, in general. On some topics it is, but not all, and in particular not on the topic of what needs to be done to save the world. As for help, I’ve heard from various other people that hiring is net-negative unless the person you hire is both really capable and really aligned with your goals.
What do you think about setting up a bunch of research prizes? Raise some questions that seem relevant (I suppose those could go from vague deconfusion to specific empirical questions) and put enough money on them, and repeat. I’ve seen some good results of this approach on Lesswrong, with prizes on the order of a couple hundred Dollars.
I’m also really interested in this as I also expect AGI sooner than others (50% 2030 is also what I thought last time), and also am unsure what to do about it. My PhD in Cognitive Science seems only rather vaguely useful so far.
Hmm, yeah, I guess doing a prize is less costly than hiring someone in the event that it doesn’t work. So I might as well experiment with that for a bit. Thanks!
If you are looking for ideas for things to do, want to chat sometime?
What do you think about setting up a bunch of research prizes? Raise some questions that seem relevant (I suppose those could go from vague deconfusion to specific empirical questions) and put enough money on them, and repeat. I’ve seen some good results of this approach on Lesswrong, with prizes on the order of a couple hundred Dollars.
I’m also really interested in this as I also expect AGI sooner than others (50% 2030 is also what I thought last time), and also am unsure what to do about it. My PhD in Cognitive Science seems only rather vaguely useful so far.
Hmm, yeah, I guess doing a prize is less costly than hiring someone in the event that it doesn’t work. So I might as well experiment with that for a bit. Thanks!
If you are looking for ideas for things to do, want to chat sometime?
I’ve also been looking at prizes (though for a different topic). This list of past prizes might be of inspiration.
Yes, I’d be really interested, send you a PM.