I sometimes introduce myself by apologetically explaining why I am working on AI safety given that so many other people are seemingly doing the same. The general lesson is that we should just do what we think needs to get done without feeling a need to apologise for it. Virtue points to anyone working on anything that they think other people will think they aren’t qualified for. Virtue points to those who feel peer-pressured to work on something but choose a different path.
I sometimes introduce myself by apologetically explaining why I am working on AI safety given that so many other people are seemingly doing the same. The general lesson is that we should just do what we think needs to get done without feeling a need to apologise for it. Virtue points to anyone working on anything that they think other people will think they aren’t qualified for. Virtue points to those who feel peer-pressured to work on something but choose a different path.