Iโd have expected Holden to contribute much more to AI existential safety as CEO of Open Philanthropy (career capital, comparative advantage, specialisation, etc.) than via direct work.
I donโt really know what to make of this.
That said, it sounds like youโve given this a lot of deliberation and have a clear plan/โcourse of action.
Iโm excited about your endeavours in the project!
RE direct work, I would generally think of the described role as still a form of โleadershipโ โ coordinating actors in the present โ unlike โwriting research papersโ or โwriting codeโ. I expect Holden to have a strong comparative advantage at leadership-type work.
FWIW, I think this could also make a lot of sense. I donโt think Holden would be an individual contributor writing code forever, but skilling up in ML and completing concrete research projects seems like a good foundation for ultimately building a team doing something in AI safety.
I notice that I am surprised and confused.
Iโd have expected Holden to contribute much more to AI existential safety as CEO of Open Philanthropy (career capital, comparative advantage, specialisation, etc.) than via direct work.
I donโt really know what to make of this.
That said, it sounds like youโve given this a lot of deliberation and have a clear plan/โcourse of action.
Iโm excited about your endeavours in the project!
RE direct work, I would generally think of the described role as still a form of โleadershipโ โ coordinating actors in the present โ unlike โwriting research papersโ or โwriting codeโ. I expect Holden to have a strong comparative advantage at leadership-type work.
Yes, it would be very different if heโd said โIโm going to skill up on ML and get codingโ!
(I work at Open Phil, speaking for myself)
FWIW, I think this could also make a lot of sense. I donโt think Holden would be an individual contributor writing code forever, but skilling up in ML and completing concrete research projects seems like a good foundation for ultimately building a team doing something in AI safety.
I donโt think Holden agrees with this as much as you might think. For example, he spent a lot of his time in the last year or two writing a blog.