I suppose I was just thinking about things like MATS, where I’ve seen people become very worried that it’s basically a programme to take really smart people and give them the skills they need to go and work for xAI once their fellowship is done, so it’s important to make sure they care a lot about AI safety.
Absolutely agree that everything you’ve said is really important to succeed. I’d be curious to know how much it is considered a prerequisite for AI safety roles vs generalist roles elsewhere in tech, as opposed to learning these skills on the job.
I suppose I was just thinking about things like MATS, where I’ve seen people become very worried that it’s basically a programme to take really smart people and give them the skills they need to go and work for xAI once their fellowship is done, so it’s important to make sure they care a lot about AI safety.
Absolutely agree that everything you’ve said is really important to succeed. I’d be curious to know how much it is considered a prerequisite for AI safety roles vs generalist roles elsewhere in tech, as opposed to learning these skills on the job.