AI safety is maturing. Is its generalist talent pipeline keeping up? — EA Forum
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TL;DR • The AI safety field is maturing, but its talent pipelines may be failing to keep pace with the growing demand for operations, organisation-bu…
Qbson 2mo 4 2 0 Some counterarguments to the "AI safety field is maturing" claim -- and that it is still very much in its infancy -- which might also (at least to some extent) explain the talent issue: Self-centrism – strong preference for within-the-field hires [Obs. 1, 4 and Meta-Obs] exhibits the typical tribalism culture of early-stage communities and shows lack of interest in outside views. Lack of awareness of own environment – an extension of point 1, really, but separate to underscore that no standard operating practices exist within the field [Obs. 6], and that no visible efforts are
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