Hi Trevor! I think you made some good points about the benefits of trying different models for AI safety research, especially to guard against tail risks. I’m excited to test out this relatively low-budget alternative to working in the Bay.
Cavendish is actually under 3 hours from Boston (and 2.5 hours from Harvard or MIT). Rent isn’t $1000, but we did find a beautiful place for the summer for under $1/sqft/month.
They also picked the Los Alamos site for the Manhattan project because it was remote (i.e. far away from potential Japanese or German bombardment) and the view of the nearby mountain range would invigorate the scientists. The military built an entire town there for that, with the schools and centrifuges and sewage system and everything.
Hi Trevor! I think you made some good points about the benefits of trying different models for AI safety research, especially to guard against tail risks. I’m excited to test out this relatively low-budget alternative to working in the Bay.
Cavendish is actually under 3 hours from Boston (and 2.5 hours from Harvard or MIT). Rent isn’t $1000, but we did find a beautiful place for the summer for under $1/sqft/month.
They also picked the Los Alamos site for the Manhattan project because it was remote (i.e. far away from potential Japanese or German bombardment) and the view of the nearby mountain range would invigorate the scientists. The military built an entire town there for that, with the schools and centrifuges and sewage system and everything.