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I'm hiring for Research Scientists and Engineers on my team at UK AISI. I think this is likely to be a very high impact role people should seriously consider. My team strongly prioritises good epistemic standards and have great incentives working in the public interest at UK AISI. Please apply!
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Could you share some arguments for your claims? (likely high impact, strongly prioritises good epistemic standards, great incentives)
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Sure (quick response + only representing my personal views)
- High impact: I think about this in terms of EV in different worlds. In high political will worlds, though maybe less likely, are where government is likely to matter more - these are worlds where governments having more knowledge about what norms are good or how to regulate effectively really matters. The UK could be quite influential here. One of the main things my team has been doing is both developing expertise and relationships to help us leverage them - we touch on very important topics fo...
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IMO, UK AISI is kicking ass and one of the best places to have positive impact on making AGI go well. I too encourage people to apply!