I keep wondering why many AI alignment researchers aren’t using the alignmentforum. I have met quite a few people who are working on alignment who I’ve never encountered online. I can think of a few reasons why this might be,
People find it easier to iterate on their work without having to write things up
People don’t want to share their work, potentially because they think a private-by-default policy is better.
It is too cumbersome to interact with other researchers through the internet. In-person interactions are easier
They just haven’t even considered from a first person perspective whether it would be worth it
I keep wondering why many AI alignment researchers aren’t using the alignmentforum. I have met quite a few people who are working on alignment who I’ve never encountered online. I can think of a few reasons why this might be,
People find it easier to iterate on their work without having to write things up
People don’t want to share their work, potentially because they think a private-by-default policy is better.
It is too cumbersome to interact with other researchers through the internet. In-person interactions are easier
They just haven’t even considered from a first person perspective whether it would be worth it