first funding, then talent, then PR, and now this.
how much juice will OpenAI squeeze out of EA?
yanni
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I don’t fit a typical EA but I’ve managed to get things done by being “Entrepreneurial” and focussing on neglected areas.
Find things that are important, neglected and where you have a comparative advantage.
EAs overrate smartness in a world that prioritises getting shit done quickly. Being the 5th commenter on a google doc is not a path to impact. Create something. Bring a thing into the world people need but noone is doing.
I’m not sure of an org that deals with ultra-high net worth individuals (longview?), but someone should reach out to Bryan Johnson. I think he could be persuaded to invest in AI Safety (skip to 1:07:15)
This is good feedback! I’ll make it clearer that this is something to consider, not to do without consideration 👍
I suppose I consider this a test :)
(obviously I don’t mind my ideas not being refined before publishing)
Only done it once, didn’t have it available. But believe you me, the day will come where I have an idea you like. You just wait.
This idea bombed, so here is another to chew over. When you next apply for a job, consider asking the hiring manager these two questions:
Do you regularly (e.g. half-yearly, yearly) receive formal feedback on your performance from managers and direct reports?
Can I see this feedback?
If they don’t get feedback, this is revealing. If they do, but they don’t share it, this is revealing. If they do get feedback AND they share it with you, that is optimal.
I’ve not done it before, but if I was hiring and a strong candidate asked me to do it, I would!
Interesting. So you’re saying you don’t think it is true that you could ask your next prospective employer to do a task for you as part of the interview process?
“employers have more power than employees”—I think what this is revealing is that I’m operating from a position of extreme priviledge, as I don’t feel this way at all.
I agree. I just think there is some chance that AGI would wipe all of us out in an instant. And I don’t trust humans to improve the lives of non human animals any time soon.
The number of non-human animals being tortured is one reason. But that doesn’t (yet) justify accelerating AGI.
I’d be very interested in why people don’t like this idea!
Remember—you can request hiring managers complete work tasks for you as part of a job application.
If work tasks are so good at filtering for quality applicants, it should work in reverse. Set the hiring manager a time-bound task and gauge based on their responses whether you think they’re a good fit for you.
Think of all the things that are important to you as an employee and bake those into the test.
If they don’t do the test, then you probably shouldn’t work for them.
I think there is an argument that animal welfare intervention prioritisation should consider an AGI timeline of ~ 5 years, but not put too much stock in it.
What are the animal welfare interventions that (1) have potential for high impact and (2) are very short term [i.e. if they work, they work within 10 years]? Basically, my AGI timelines are something like 40% ≤ 10 years and 40% ≤ 15 years. And I believe there isn’t much point worrying about much after these timelines.
Nice! Thanks
Question: I’ve noticed CE is investing in tobacco regulation. This has made me wonder if alcohol regulation been considered as a cause area? In some ways its externalities are worse (e.g. domestic violence). I’m very uncertain about its tractability and neglectedness compared to tobacco though.
You seem annoyed, so I will leave the conversation here.
What did we say about making jokes on the forum Nick?