Very strongly agreed, I did 3 different AI Safety internships in different areas, where I think I was fairly mediocre in each, before I found that mech interp was a good fit.
Also strongly agreed on the self-evaluation point, I’m still not sure I really internally believe that I’m good at mech interp, despite having pretty solid confirmation from my research output at this point—I can’t really imagine having it before completing my first real project!
I appreciate this post, and vibe a lot!
Very strongly agreed, I did 3 different AI Safety internships in different areas, where I think I was fairly mediocre in each, before I found that mech interp was a good fit.
Also strongly agreed on the self-evaluation point, I’m still not sure I really internally believe that I’m good at mech interp, despite having pretty solid confirmation from my research output at this point—I can’t really imagine having it before completing my first real project!