My thing is field-building and ecosystem design, currently for AI Safety. Until now I have specialized in digital product design and generalized in every other kind of design, and I’ve worked almost exclusively in early-stage startup environments. I’m obsessed with the power of tried-and-true tech startup practices and principles (e.g. design thinking, lean startup methodologies, and so on), and applying them to web projects in the AI Safety field, as well as to the ecosystem as a whole. I like making things succeed, and I’m always looking for that 100x impact idea to execute. I’ve led or co-led several projects in the EA space including AISafety.info, AISafety.com, and Cage-free Hub, and I’ve worked at Ought (Elicit) as a designer.
On a more sincere note, I’m deeply inspired by the potential for properly-aligned AI to end all suffering for all sentient beings across all of time. If AI is the next iteration of the universe, then the importance of pouring truly good intentions—both intellectual (🧠) and felt (❤️)—into this effort cannot be overstated.
I agree with previous posters: the primary reason to not have kids is that the resources are better spent elsewhere. I personally think my time is much more effectively spent directly addressing the world’s problems than raising kids that, 30 years from now, might make an impact. Because hey, it’s likely my kids wouldn’t be as brilliant as me, you know? (half kidding)
Also, what about the other many negative impacts of humans besides carbon emissions? E.g. microplastics, destruction of the natural environment for resources, pollution (it might be better than 50 years ago, but it’s far from being completely solved, right?)