Who is marketing AI alignment?
post by MrThink (ViktorThink) · 2025-01-19T21:37:30.477Z · LW · GW · 1 commentsContents
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What individuals or organizations are actively working on the "marketing" of AI alignment, particularly doing work such as:
- Establishing AI alignment as a recognized and respected academic field.
- Building the infrastructure to make alignment research more accessible and attractive to traditional researchers and institutions.
- Creating resources for communicating alignment to broader audiences.
If you know of such efforts—or are involved in them yourself—I’d love to connect and explore potential opportunities for collaboration.
About me: I am an ML engineer turned serial-entrepreneur, aiming to best use my capabilities in business and AI to minimize AI x-risks. I can help with funding, networking as well as giving advice.
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comment by MrThink (ViktorThink) · 2025-01-19T21:40:07.518Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
To clarify, here are some examples of the type of projects I would love to help with:
Sponsoring University Research:
Funding researchers to publish papers on AI alignment and AI existential risk (X-risk). This could start with foundational, descriptive papers that help define the field and open the door for more academics to engage in alignment research. These papers could also provide references and credibility for others to build upon.
- Developing Accessible Pitches:
Creating a "boilerplate" for how to effectively communicate the importance of AI alignment to non-rationalists, whether they are academics, policymakers, or the general public. This could include shareable content designed to resonate with people who may not already be engaged with rationalist or Effective Altruism communities. - Providing Consulting Support:
Offering free consulting services to AI alignment researchers, helping them improve their pitches for grant applications, attract investors, and communicate their work to the public and potential collaborators. - Nudging Academia via PR and Grants:
Leveraging public relations strategies and grant-writing expertise to encourage traditional academia to allocate more funding and attention toward AI alignment research.