In AI Safety, it seems easy to feel alienated and demoralised.
The stakes feel vaguely existential, most normal people have no opinion on it, and it never quite feels like “saving a life”. Donating to global health or animal welfare feel more direct, if still distant.
I would imagine a young software developer discovers EA, and then AI Safety, hoping to do something meaningful. But the moments after that, feel much the same as it would a normal job.
In AI Safety, it seems easy to feel alienated and demoralised.
The stakes feel vaguely existential, most normal people have no opinion on it, and it never quite feels like “saving a life”. Donating to global health or animal welfare feel more direct, if still distant.
I would imagine a young software developer discovers EA, and then AI Safety, hoping to do something meaningful. But the moments after that, feel much the same as it would a normal job.
Curious if others feel the same.