Being a contractor was the most convenient way to make the arrangement.
I would ideally prefer to not be paid by Anthropic[1], but this doesn’t seem that important (as long as the pay isn’t too overly large). I asked to be paid as little as possible and I did end up being paid less than would otherwise be the case (and as a contractor I don’t receive equity). I wasn’t able to ensure that I only get paid a token wage (e.g. $1 in total or minimum wage or whatever).
I think the ideal thing would be a more specific legal contract between me and Anthropic (or Redwood and Anthropic), but (again) this doesn’t seem important.
At least for this current primary purpose of this contracting. I do think that it could make sense to be paid for some types of consulting work. I’m not sure what all the concerns are here.
Being a contractor was the most convenient way to make the arrangement.
I would ideally prefer to not be paid by Anthropic[1], but this doesn’t seem that important (as long as the pay isn’t too overly large). I asked to be paid as little as possible and I did end up being paid less than would otherwise be the case (and as a contractor I don’t receive equity). I wasn’t able to ensure that I only get paid a token wage (e.g. $1 in total or minimum wage or whatever).
I think the ideal thing would be a more specific legal contract between me and Anthropic (or Redwood and Anthropic), but (again) this doesn’t seem important.
At least for this current primary purpose of this contracting. I do think that it could make sense to be paid for some types of consulting work. I’m not sure what all the concerns are here.