Difference between revisions of "My current thoughts on the technical AI safety pipeline (outside academia)"
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* [[Mixed messaging regarding independent thinking]] | * [[Mixed messaging regarding independent thinking]] | ||
* [[There is pressure to rush into a technical agenda]] | * [[There is pressure to rush into a technical agenda]] | ||
| + | * [[Mass shift to technical AI safety research is suspicious]] | ||
* [[AI safety lacks a space to ask stupid or ballsy questions]] | * [[AI safety lacks a space to ask stupid or ballsy questions]] | ||
* [[AI safety is harder than most things]] | * [[AI safety is harder than most things]] | ||
* [[Nobody understands what makes people snap into AI safety]] | * [[Nobody understands what makes people snap into AI safety]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Giving advice in response to generic questions is difficult but important]] |
* [[Newcomers in AI safety are silent about their struggles]] | * [[Newcomers in AI safety are silent about their struggles]] | ||
* [[It is difficult to find people to bounce ideas off of]] | * [[It is difficult to find people to bounce ideas off of]] | ||
* [[It is difficult to get feedback on published work]] | * [[It is difficult to get feedback on published work]] | ||
| + | * [[Ongoing friendship and collaboration is important]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:30, 20 May 2020
- There is room for something like RAISE
- AI safety technical pipeline does not teach how to start having novel thoughts
- AI safety is not a community
- Mixed messaging regarding independent thinking
- There is pressure to rush into a technical agenda
- Mass shift to technical AI safety research is suspicious
- AI safety lacks a space to ask stupid or ballsy questions
- AI safety is harder than most things
- Nobody understands what makes people snap into AI safety
- Giving advice in response to generic questions is difficult but important
- Newcomers in AI safety are silent about their struggles
- It is difficult to find people to bounce ideas off of
- It is difficult to get feedback on published work
- Ongoing friendship and collaboration is important
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