I see many incorrect assumptions about what it takes to be a good conceptual researcher floating around [...] you can pick up the relevant part [of ML] and just work on approaches different to pure prosaic alignment
This seemed to imply that you might be a conceptual alignment researcher, but also work on pure prosaic alignment, which was the point were I thought: Ok, maybe I don’t know what “conceptual alignment research” means. But the link definitely clears it up, thank you!
Yeah, I see how it can be confusing. To give an example, Paul Christiano focuses on prosaic alignment (he even coined the term) yet his work is mostly on the conceptual side. So I don’t see the two as in conflict.
This seemed to imply that you might be a conceptual alignment researcher, but also work on pure prosaic alignment, which was the point were I thought: Ok, maybe I don’t know what “conceptual alignment research” means. But the link definitely clears it up, thank you!
Yeah, I see how it can be confusing. To give an example, Paul Christiano focuses on prosaic alignment (he even coined the term) yet his work is mostly on the conceptual side. So I don’t see the two as in conflict.