Yes, that is true. I’m sure those other careers are also tremendously valuable. Frankly I have no idea if they’re more or less valuable than direct AI safety work. I wasn’t making any attempt to compare them (though doing so would be useful). My main counterfactual was a regular career in academia or something, and I chose to look at AI safety because I think I might have good personal fit and I saw opportunities to get into that area.
Yes, that is true. I’m sure those other careers are also tremendously valuable. Frankly I have no idea if they’re more or less valuable than direct AI safety work. I wasn’t making any attempt to compare them (though doing so would be useful). My main counterfactual was a regular career in academia or something, and I chose to look at AI safety because I think I might have good personal fit and I saw opportunities to get into that area.
Thanks, this makes sense!
I do appreciate you (and others) thinking clearly about this, and your interest in safeguarding the future.