They still make a lot less than they would if they optimized for profit (that said, I think most “safety researchers” at big labs are only safety researchers in name and I don’t think anyone would philanthropically pay for their labor, and even if they did, they would still make the world worse according to my model, though others of course disagree with this).
I don’t think it applies to safety researchers at AI Labs though, I am shocked how much those folks can make.
They still make a lot less than they would if they optimized for profit (that said, I think most “safety researchers” at big labs are only safety researchers in name and I don’t think anyone would philanthropically pay for their labor, and even if they did, they would still make the world worse according to my model, though others of course disagree with this).