Related question: I have strong writing skills, but no technical background. If I wanted to learn more technical stuff so I could help technical researchers write things, what should I learn? Where should I start? (bearing in mind that I’d be starting at the 101 level for most things).
The technical track of the AGI Safety Fundamentals course probably is the best entry route, and then getting to know more people in the field and discovering your niche.
The readings are linked on the homepage, and each week’s core readings only take 2-3hrs. With a reading group or e.g. tutoring from a bachelor-level computer science student, they should be totally doable without waiting for the official cohort to start.
And of course, the encouragement to reach out to 80k and AISS goes for you, too. :)
In addition, there’s a wonderful way to learn the necessary technical bits while contributing as a writer from the start: You could join the team of editors for Stampy, an interactive AGI safety FAQ in the making. It would greatly profit from more people adding questions, as well as from more people of all experience levels who write up answers to them.
Related question: I have strong writing skills, but no technical background. If I wanted to learn more technical stuff so I could help technical researchers write things, what should I learn? Where should I start? (bearing in mind that I’d be starting at the 101 level for most things).
The technical track of the AGI Safety Fundamentals course probably is the best entry route, and then getting to know more people in the field and discovering your niche.
The readings are linked on the homepage, and each week’s core readings only take 2-3hrs. With a reading group or e.g. tutoring from a bachelor-level computer science student, they should be totally doable without waiting for the official cohort to start.
And of course, the encouragement to reach out to 80k and AISS goes for you, too. :)
In addition, there’s a wonderful way to learn the necessary technical bits while contributing as a writer from the start: You could join the team of editors for Stampy, an interactive AGI safety FAQ in the making. It would greatly profit from more people adding questions, as well as from more people of all experience levels who write up answers to them.
An opportunity to practice your writing skills: There’s a practicum for learning how to distill AGI safety writing starting soon!