I think that to many in AI labs, the control agenda (in full ambition) is seen as radical (it’s all relative) and to best persuade people that it’s worth pursuing rigorously, you do in fact need to engage in coalitional politics and anything else that increases your chances of persuasion. The fact that you feel like your current path doesn’t imply doing this makes me more pessimistic about your success.
This is an anonymous account but I’ve met you several times and seen you in action at AI policy events, and I think those data points confirm my view above.
I think that to many in AI labs, the control agenda (in full ambition) is seen as radical (it’s all relative) and to best persuade people that it’s worth pursuing rigorously, you do in fact need to engage in coalitional politics and anything else that increases your chances of persuasion. The fact that you feel like your current path doesn’t imply doing this makes me more pessimistic about your success.
This is an anonymous account but I’ve met you several times and seen you in action at AI policy events, and I think those data points confirm my view above.