Honestly, the best contribution that the vast majority of people (even very smart like you or extremely smart like in the 140+) is to live the best life you can find and support more research through encouragement (now) and contributions (years from now when you’re established at something other than AGI-building).
If you limit yourself to direct work in the field, you greatly delay your success and seriously increase the risk that you won’t succeeed.
Honestly, the best contribution that the vast majority of people (even very smart like you or extremely smart like in the 140+) is to live the best life you can find and support more research through encouragement (now) and contributions (years from now when you’re established at something other than AGI-building).
If you limit yourself to direct work in the field, you greatly delay your success and seriously increase the risk that you won’t succeeed.