I agree with TekhneMakre...it comes across like an average looking unconfident person asking out a gorgeous celeb. Probably a friend approaching him is best, but an email can’t hurt. I would get a few people together to work on it...my approach would be to represent truly who we are as a motivated group of people that has the desire to write this email to him by saying something like, “There’s a great forum of AI interested and concerned folks that we are a part of, many of us on the younger side, and we fear for the future of humanity from misaligned AI and we look to people like you Dr. Tao as being the kind of gifted person we hope could become involved early in helping guide AI in the right directions that would keep us all safe. We are younger and up and coming, so we don’t know how to appeal to what interests you, so we’re just laying it out there so you can know there are thousands of us and we’re hoping to create a conversation with you and your high level peers to drive some energy in this direction and maybe your direct involvement. Thanks.”
I agree with TekhneMakre...it comes across like an average looking unconfident person asking out a gorgeous celeb. Probably a friend approaching him is best, but an email can’t hurt. I would get a few people together to work on it...my approach would be to represent truly who we are as a motivated group of people that has the desire to write this email to him by saying something like, “There’s a great forum of AI interested and concerned folks that we are a part of, many of us on the younger side, and we fear for the future of humanity from misaligned AI and we look to people like you Dr. Tao as being the kind of gifted person we hope could become involved early in helping guide AI in the right directions that would keep us all safe. We are younger and up and coming, so we don’t know how to appeal to what interests you, so we’re just laying it out there so you can know there are thousands of us and we’re hoping to create a conversation with you and your high level peers to drive some energy in this direction and maybe your direct involvement. Thanks.”