Do you feel like there are any benefits or drawbacks specifically tied to the fact that you’re doing this work as a contractor? (compared to a world where you were not a contractor but Anthropic just gave you model access to run these particular experiments and let Evan/Carson review your docs)
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.
Do you feel like there are any benefits or drawbacks specifically tied to the fact that you’re doing this work as a contractor? (compared to a world where you were not a contractor but Anthropic just gave you model access to run these particular experiments and let Evan/Carson review your docs)
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.