This is a very sad post to read for me. because I think it’s obvious the AI x animals field needs to expand extremely quickly. I also agree that it’s tiny currently and the funding situation is also constrained for now (have heard this will change from some important people, but it’s not changing fast enough to grow a movement). I feel we’re in a bit of a loop currently where some funders want to support impactful projects in this space but aren’t seeing enough of those and the movement builders are really struggling to get funds to get more track record. I would love to see more orgs in the technical weeds of AI alignment towards animals and I know you have the skills to start one if you’re committed enough to it.
Also the concern for alignment risk is valid but not unsolvable! If you put your mind to this problem specifically with a technical skill set you could make real progress here!
This is a very sad post to read for me. because I think it’s obvious the AI x animals field needs to expand extremely quickly. I also agree that it’s tiny currently and the funding situation is also constrained for now (have heard this will change from some important people, but it’s not changing fast enough to grow a movement). I feel we’re in a bit of a loop currently where some funders want to support impactful projects in this space but aren’t seeing enough of those and the movement builders are really struggling to get funds to get more track record. I would love to see more orgs in the technical weeds of AI alignment towards animals and I know you have the skills to start one if you’re committed enough to it.
Also the concern for alignment risk is valid but not unsolvable! If you put your mind to this problem specifically with a technical skill set you could make real progress here!