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Ten things I learned in Manhattan
On June 1st, 2026, I arrived in Manhattan for what I thought was a sudden two-week sprint to help with some AI Safety opportunities. As I took the bus to my hotel, I thought about the exciting adventure that awaited me. Who would I meet? What exciting conversations would we have? What new opportunities would I find? Upon entering my hotel, the first thing someone asked me was, “YOU TOOK PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION??? HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU WASTE??? WHY DIDN’T YOU UBER????” This is the story of my three-and-a-half-week adventure in NYC, and the ten things I learned from working on an extremely…
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