At the current pace of hiring, it’s unlikely that someone could build a team as quickly as you can with a new org.
Can you say more about why this is?
The standard assumption is that the proportional rate of growth is independent of absolute size, i.e. a large company is as likely to grow 10% as a small company is. As a result, large companies are much more likely to grow in absolute terms than small companies are.[1]
I could imagine various reasons why AI safety might deviate from the norm here, but am not sure which of them you are arguing for. (Sorry if this was in the post and I’m not able to find it.)
My understanding is that there is dispute about whether these quantities are actually independent, but I’m not aware of anything suggesting that small companies will generally grow in absolute terms faster than large companies (and understand that there is substantial empirical evidence which suggests the opposite).
Can you say more about why this is?
The standard assumption is that the proportional rate of growth is independent of absolute size, i.e. a large company is as likely to grow 10% as a small company is. As a result, large companies are much more likely to grow in absolute terms than small companies are.[1]
I could imagine various reasons why AI safety might deviate from the norm here, but am not sure which of them you are arguing for. (Sorry if this was in the post and I’m not able to find it.)
My understanding is that there is dispute about whether these quantities are actually independent, but I’m not aware of anything suggesting that small companies will generally grow in absolute terms faster than large companies (and understand that there is substantial empirical evidence which suggests the opposite).