Thanks so much for this write up. Just what I need. Do you have any further advice on:
“You should aim to understand the fundamentals of ML through 1 or 2 classes and then practice doing many manageable research projects with talented collaborators or a good mentor who can give you time to meet.”
How do you find collaborators or mentors after going through some courses?
Traditionally, most people seem to do this through academic means. I.e. take those 1-2 courses at a university, then find fellow students in the course or grad students at the school interested in the same kinds of research as you and ask them to work together. In this digital age, you can also do this over the internet to not be restricted to your local environment.
Nowadays, ML safety in particular has various alternative paths to finding collaborators and mentors:
MATS, SPAR, and other research fellowships
Post about the research you’re interested in on online fora or contact others who have already posted
Find some local AI safety meetup group and hang out with them
Thanks so much for this write up. Just what I need. Do you have any further advice on:
“You should aim to understand the fundamentals of ML through 1 or 2 classes and then practice doing many manageable research projects with talented collaborators or a good mentor who can give you time to meet.”
How do you find collaborators or mentors after going through some courses?
Traditionally, most people seem to do this through academic means. I.e. take those 1-2 courses at a university, then find fellow students in the course or grad students at the school interested in the same kinds of research as you and ask them to work together. In this digital age, you can also do this over the internet to not be restricted to your local environment.
Nowadays, ML safety in particular has various alternative paths to finding collaborators and mentors:
MATS, SPAR, and other research fellowships
Post about the research you’re interested in on online fora or contact others who have already posted
Find some local AI safety meetup group and hang out with them