Tips for Empirical Alignment Research — AI Alignment Forum

TLDR: I’ve collected some tips for research that I’ve given to other people and/or used myself, which have sped things up and helped put people in th…

x Tips for Empirical Alignment Research — AI Alignment Forum Habits Research Taste Practice & Philosophy of Science Scholarship & Learning AI Practical Frontpage 88 Tips for Empirical Alignment Research by Ethan Perez 29th Feb 2024 28 min read 5 88 TLDR : I’ve collected some tips for research that I’ve given to other people and/or used myself, which have sped things up and helped put people in the right general mindset for empirical AI alignment research. Some of these are opinionated takes, also around what has helped me. Researchers can be successful in different ways, but I still stand by t

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