Very enlightening. I’m most interested in the following excerpts:
1: Talent, not funding, is currently the binding constraint on the AI safety field.
2. I think field-building targeted at more experienced people who can go on to start and lead competent organisations (and who have networks to convert a load of other experienced people) is much more important than more junior field-building. I think most existing AI safety fellowships act as internship programmes for the labs, which is fine, but we should be doing more than that.
I’m wondering what specifically are the talents needed to start and lead competent organisations in this space? What gaps are there between existing orgs? And is that the only kind of talent that is constraining the AI safety field?
Very enlightening. I’m most interested in the following excerpts:
1: Talent, not funding, is currently the binding constraint on the AI safety field.
2. I think field-building targeted at more experienced people who can go on to start and lead competent organisations (and who have networks to convert a load of other experienced people) is much more important than more junior field-building. I think most existing AI safety fellowships act as internship programmes for the labs, which is fine, but we should be doing more than that.
I’m wondering what specifically are the talents needed to start and lead competent organisations in this space? What gaps are there between existing orgs? And is that the only kind of talent that is constraining the AI safety field?