I naively expect the process of startup ideation and experimentation, aided by VC money
It’s very difficult to come with AI safety startup ideas that are VC-fundable. This seems like a recipe for coming up with nice-sounding but ultimately useless ideas, or wasting a lot of effort on stuff that looks good to VCs but doesn’t advance AI safety in any way.
Maybe so! I don’t think Eric Ho’s ideas are terrible and I’ve seen for-profit AI safety startups that I like (e.g., Goodfire) and that I don’t like (e.g., Softmax, probably).
It’s very difficult to come with AI safety startup ideas that are VC-fundable. This seems like a recipe for coming up with nice-sounding but ultimately useless ideas, or wasting a lot of effort on stuff that looks good to VCs but doesn’t advance AI safety in any way.
Maybe so! I don’t think Eric Ho’s ideas are terrible and I’ve seen for-profit AI safety startups that I like (e.g., Goodfire) and that I don’t like (e.g., Softmax, probably).