Epistemic status: After a couple hours of arguing with myself, this still feels potentially important, but my thoughts are pretty raw here. Hello LessWrong! I’m an undergraduate student studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and part of the new Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative. This will be my first “idea” post...
Crossposted to EA Forum [Link] TLDR: I’ve written an overview of the AI safety space, tagged by keywords and subject/field references (short version, long version). The aim is to allow existing ML researchers to quickly gauge interest in the subject based on their existing subfield skills and interests! Overview When...
Epistemic status: After a couple hours of arguing with myself, this still feels potentially important, but my thoughts are pretty raw here.
Hello LessWrong! I’m an undergraduate student studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and part of the new Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative. This will be my first “idea” post here, though I’ve lurked on the forum on and off for close to half a decade by now. I’d ask you to be gentle, but I think I’d rather know how I’m wrong! I’d also like to thank my friend Ben Hayum for going over my first draft and WAISI more broadly for creating a space where I’m finally pursuing these ideas in... (read 1081 more words →)
Crossposted to EA Forum [Link]
TLDR: I’ve written an overview of the AI safety space, tagged by keywords and subject/field references (short version, long version). The aim is to allow existing ML researchers to quickly gauge interest in the subject based on their existing subfield skills and interests!
When ML researchers first hear about AI alignment and are interested in learning more, they often wonder how their existing skills and interests could fit within the research already taking place. With expertise in specific subfields, and momentum in their careers and projects, interested researchers are curious about the overall AI alignment space and what research projects they could invest in relatively easily. As one step towards... (read 407 more words →)