Yet 80k and EAG (through the job fairs) actively recruit to non-safety roles at OpenAI and DeepMind and there’s lots of EA’s who have worked at them, and if anything they’re looked upon more favorably for doing so.
I think this is no longer true (at least for the 80k jobs board), as of a couple months(?) ago. The OpenAI roles are all security/abuse focused, and the DeepMind roles are all alignment/security focused.
I can’t speak to what teams were recruiting at the most recent EAG but would be curious to hear from someone who has that info.
At the last two EAGs I manned the DeepMind stall; we were promoting alignment roles (though I would answer questions about DeepMind more broadly, including questions about capabilities roles, if people asked them).
I think this is no longer true (at least for the 80k jobs board), as of a couple months(?) ago. The OpenAI roles are all security/abuse focused, and the DeepMind roles are all alignment/security focused.
I can’t speak to what teams were recruiting at the most recent EAG but would be curious to hear from someone who has that info.
At the last two EAGs I manned the DeepMind stall; we were promoting alignment roles (though I would answer questions about DeepMind more broadly, including questions about capabilities roles, if people asked them).