He sounds like someone with a phobia of fire wanting to be a fireman. Why does he want to work on FAI? Would not going anywhere near the subject work for him instead?
He wants to work on FAI for EA/utilitarian reasons—and also because he already has many of the relevant skills. He’s also of the opinion that working on FAI is of much higher value than, say, working on other x-risks or other EA causes.
He sounds like someone with a phobia of fire wanting to be a fireman. Why does he want to work on FAI? Would not going anywhere near the subject work for him instead?
He wants to work on FAI for EA/utilitarian reasons—and also because he already has many of the relevant skills. He’s also of the opinion that working on FAI is of much higher value than, say, working on other x-risks or other EA causes.