Are you concerned about potential negative signaling/ status issues that will occur if the SIAI has as an executive director someone who was previously just an intern?
As a long-time employee I’d actually say that this is a good thing because it shows that there is a meritocratic structure where new arrivals can rise quickly due to good performance.
SIAI is an unconventional organization where dedication is more important than social class and the traditional status hierarchies of the external world do not apply internally. To put it in a more contrarian fashion, “we play by our own rules”.
Luke also wasn’t previously just an intern, he was a research fellow for a couple months.
Rising from intern to executive does occur in the business world, it just generally takes longer. This makes sense given that the average large corporate is much bigger than SIAI.
To throw out an argument against the grain of the above, let me point out that the pool of dedicated and productive Singularitarians is so small that joining that pool to begin with confers enough status to achieve significant influence within the organization. You, dear reader, could be the next person to spend time closely with us and give valuable input to our core agenda!
Are you concerned about potential negative signaling/ status issues that will occur if the SIAI has as an executive director someone who was previously just an intern?
As a long-time employee I’d actually say that this is a good thing because it shows that there is a meritocratic structure where new arrivals can rise quickly due to good performance.
SIAI is an unconventional organization where dedication is more important than social class and the traditional status hierarchies of the external world do not apply internally. To put it in a more contrarian fashion, “we play by our own rules”.
Luke also wasn’t previously just an intern, he was a research fellow for a couple months.
Rising from intern to executive does occur in the business world, it just generally takes longer. This makes sense given that the average large corporate is much bigger than SIAI.
To throw out an argument against the grain of the above, let me point out that the pool of dedicated and productive Singularitarians is so small that joining that pool to begin with confers enough status to achieve significant influence within the organization. You, dear reader, could be the next person to spend time closely with us and give valuable input to our core agenda!