It’s really hard to know without knowledge of how much a nanny costs, your financial situation and how much you’d value being able to look after your child yourself.
If you’d be fine with a nanny looking after your child, then it is likely worthwhile spending a significant amount of money in order to discover whether you would have a strong fit for alignment research sooner.
I would also suggest that switching out of AI completely was likely a mistake. I’m not suggesting that you should have continued advancing fundamental AI capabilities, but the vast majority of jobs in AI relate to building AI applications rather than advancing fundamental capabilities. Those jobs won’t have a significant effect on shortening timelines, but will allow you further develop your skills in AI.
Another thing to consider: if at some point you decide that you are unlikely to break into technical AI safety research, it may be worthwhile to look at contributing in an auxiliary manner, ie. through mentorship or teaching or movement-building.
It’s really hard to know without knowledge of how much a nanny costs, your financial situation and how much you’d value being able to look after your child yourself.
If you’d be fine with a nanny looking after your child, then it is likely worthwhile spending a significant amount of money in order to discover whether you would have a strong fit for alignment research sooner.
I would also suggest that switching out of AI completely was likely a mistake. I’m not suggesting that you should have continued advancing fundamental AI capabilities, but the vast majority of jobs in AI relate to building AI applications rather than advancing fundamental capabilities. Those jobs won’t have a significant effect on shortening timelines, but will allow you further develop your skills in AI.
Another thing to consider: if at some point you decide that you are unlikely to break into technical AI safety research, it may be worthwhile to look at contributing in an auxiliary manner, ie. through mentorship or teaching or movement-building.