I sometimes think about becoming part of the more mainstream AI safety community. Most recently this was triggered by thinking about taking part in 80K mentoring.
However I am partially put off by worrying about how that changes my incentives. Would I be less able to follow my own path and be funneled down the path of thinking about whatever was flavour de jour. Would I be less likely to criticise institutions approaches to AI safety if I had to worry about antagonising people and not getting funding?
So I continue to work part time but be my own master. I miss out on the community somewhat, but I think I need the freedom to go where my questioning takes me.
For independent researchers?
I sometimes think about becoming part of the more mainstream AI safety community. Most recently this was triggered by thinking about taking part in 80K mentoring.
However I am partially put off by worrying about how that changes my incentives. Would I be less able to follow my own path and be funneled down the path of thinking about whatever was flavour de jour. Would I be less likely to criticise institutions approaches to AI safety if I had to worry about antagonising people and not getting funding?
So I continue to work part time but be my own master. I miss out on the community somewhat, but I think I need the freedom to go where my questioning takes me.