I’m guessing that what Marius means by “AISC is probably about ~50x cheaper than MATS” is that AISC is probably ~50x cheaper per participant than MATS.
Our cost per participant is $0.6k - $3k USD
50 times this would be 30k − 150k per participant. I’m guessing that MATS is around 50k per person (including stipends).
Here’s where the $12k-$30k USD comes from:
Dollar cost per new researcher produced by AISC
The organizers have proposed $60–300K per year in expenses.
The number of non-RL participants of programs have increased from 32 (AISC4) to 130 (AISC9). Let’s assume roughly 100 participants in the program per year given the proposed size of new camps.
Researchers are produced at a rate of 5–10%.
Optimistic estimate: $60K / (10% * 100) = $6K per new researcher
Middle estimate 1: $60K / (5% * 100) = $12K per new researcher
Middle estimate 2: $300K / (10% * 100) = $30K per new researcher
Pessimistic estimate: $300K / (5% * 100) = $60K per new researcher
I’m guessing that what Marius means by “AISC is probably about ~50x cheaper than MATS” is that AISC is probably ~50x cheaper per participant than MATS.
Our cost per participant is $0.6k - $3k USD
50 times this would be 30k − 150k per participant.
I’m guessing that MATS is around 50k per person (including stipends).
Here’s where the $12k-$30k USD comes from: