I’m only pointing out the obvious here but like… the deadline for facilitator applications is 5 days from the date of this post?? And participants is 8 days away??
I feel like a reasonable reaction is basically what’s going on with that? Why announce and do it now? It feels and looks rushed or amateurish (which isn’t purely a cosmetic issue imo).
These are reasonable concerns, thanks for voicing them. As a result of unforeseen events, we became responsible for running this iteration only a couple of weeks ago. We thought that getting the program started quickly — and potentially running it at a smaller scale as a result — would be better than running no program at all or significantly cutting it down.
The materials (lectures, readings, homework assignments) are essentially ready to go and have already been used for MLSS last summer. Course notes are supplementary and are an ongoing project.
We are putting a lot of hours into making sure this program gets started without a hitch and runs smoothly. We are sorry the deadlines are so aggressive and agree that it would have been better to launch earlier. If you have trouble getting your application in on time, please don’t hesitate to contact us about getting an extension. We also plan to run another iteration in the Spring and announce the program further in advance.
I’m not involved with running this course but I’ve watched the online lectures and there’s a decent amount of content, albeit at a high level. If the course is run with rolling cohorts then the inconvenience from the short notice is offset by being able to participate or facilitate a later cohort.
Personally, I think developing courses while running them is a good way to make sure you’re creating value and updating based on feedback as opposed to putting in too much effort before testing your ideas.
I’m only pointing out the obvious here but like… the deadline for facilitator applications is 5 days from the date of this post?? And participants is 8 days away??
And this page https://github.com/centerforaisafety/Intro_to_ML_Safety seems to suggest that much of the course notes are currently incomplete..?
I feel like a reasonable reaction is basically what’s going on with that? Why announce and do it now? It feels and looks rushed or amateurish (which isn’t purely a cosmetic issue imo).
These are reasonable concerns, thanks for voicing them. As a result of unforeseen events, we became responsible for running this iteration only a couple of weeks ago. We thought that getting the program started quickly — and potentially running it at a smaller scale as a result — would be better than running no program at all or significantly cutting it down.
The materials (lectures, readings, homework assignments) are essentially ready to go and have already been used for MLSS last summer. Course notes are supplementary and are an ongoing project.
We are putting a lot of hours into making sure this program gets started without a hitch and runs smoothly. We are sorry the deadlines are so aggressive and agree that it would have been better to launch earlier. If you have trouble getting your application in on time, please don’t hesitate to contact us about getting an extension. We also plan to run another iteration in the Spring and announce the program further in advance.
I’m not involved with running this course but I’ve watched the online lectures and there’s a decent amount of content, albeit at a high level. If the course is run with rolling cohorts then the inconvenience from the short notice is offset by being able to participate or facilitate a later cohort.
Personally, I think developing courses while running them is a good way to make sure you’re creating value and updating based on feedback as opposed to putting in too much effort before testing your ideas.