How to find AI alignment researchers to collaborate with?
post by Florian Dietz (florian-dietz) · 2023-07-31T09:05:44.126Z · LW · GW · 2 commentsI am an AI researcher. I have a personal interest in AI alignment, because obviously. However I am not getting paid to do research on AI alignment, so I have to do it as a hobby.
Writing papers and submitting them to conferences is a full-time job and highly inefficient. I can not do this on the side.
Is there some way to effectively collaborate with AI alignment researchers? Some way to get in contact with one who has capacity / willingness to talk?
I have novel ideas that I have never read about in any AI alignment papers I read. It seems perverse that I am unable to get proper feedback on them because of the inefficiency of academia.
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comment by gabrielrecc (pseudobison) · 2023-07-31T09:53:45.117Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I'd recommend participating in AGISF. Completely online/virtual, a pretty light commitment (I'd describe it more as a reading group than a course personally), cohorts are typically run by AI alignment researchers or people who are quite well-versed in the field, and you'll be added to a Slack group which is pretty large and active and a reasonable way to try to get feedback.
Replies from: florian-dietz↑ comment by Florian Dietz (florian-dietz) · 2023-07-31T15:41:54.523Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
It looks like their coursework has already started, but I have contacted the organizer. Thanks!