RIght now I’m on a career path that will lead to me making lots of money with reasonable probability. I intend to give at least 10% of my income to existential risk reduction (FHI or SI, depending on the current finances of each) for the foreseeable future.
I wish I could do more. I’m probably smart/rational enough to contribute to FAI work directly in at least some capacity. But while that work is extremely important, it doesn’t excite me, and I haven’t managed to self-modify in that direction yet, though I’m working on it. Historically, I’ve been unable to motivate myself to do unexciting things for long periods of time (and that’s another self-modification project).
RIght now I’m on a career path that will lead to me making lots of money with reasonable probability. I intend to give at least 10% of my income to existential risk reduction (FHI or SI, depending on the current finances of each) for the foreseeable future.
I wish I could do more. I’m probably smart/rational enough to contribute to FAI work directly in at least some capacity. But while that work is extremely important, it doesn’t excite me, and I haven’t managed to self-modify in that direction yet, though I’m working on it. Historically, I’ve been unable to motivate myself to do unexciting things for long periods of time (and that’s another self-modification project).
I’m not doing more because I am weak. This is one of the primary motivations for my desire to become stronger.