Notes from the Bay - Brian Foerster
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It could stand to be 5 degrees warmer
I’m a university student, and I help lead an effective altruism group at my university. I’m interested in working professionally within EA in the future, probably in community building of some kind. But this summer I’m just a normal corporate intern in Southern California. Flights to the Bay Area are pretty cheap, so I’ve spent two weekends visiting my friends there. These friends are working on AI safety, and almost everyone around them is working on AI safety in some way. While I’m merely working full time, their lives seem to be dominated by AIS. They wake up in a house shared with other…
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