Agreed (I’m not checking your numbers but this all sounds right [MIRI may have more than 9 but less than 40]). Also AI Impacts, where I’m a research intern, currently/recently has 0–0.2 FTEs on technical AI safety, and I don’t think we’ve ever had more than 1, much less the 7 that Gavin’s count says.
Gavin’s count says it includes strategy and policy people, for which I think AI Impacts counts. He estimated these accounted for half of the field then. (But I think should have included that adjustment of 50% when quoting his historical figure, since this post was clearly just about technical work.)
Agreed (I’m not checking your numbers but this all sounds right [MIRI may have more than 9 but less than 40]). Also AI Impacts, where I’m a research intern, currently/recently has 0–0.2 FTEs on technical AI safety, and I don’t think we’ve ever had more than 1, much less the 7 that Gavin’s count says.
Gavin’s count says it includes strategy and policy people, for which I think AI Impacts counts. He estimated these accounted for half of the field then. (But I think should have included that adjustment of 50% when quoting his historical figure, since this post was clearly just about technical work.)
Sure, good points. (But also note that AI Impacts had more like 4 than 7 FTEs in its highest-employment year, I think.)