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Electronics Mechanic transitioning to AI safety research over 30 months. Target: Anthropic's Model Welfare team. Focus: digital intelligence welfare, consciousness research, and ensuring AI systems are treated ethically as capabilities scale. Bremerton, WA.

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Electronics Mechanic -> AI Safety Researcher: A 30-Month Journey to Model Welfare

TL;DR: I'm a 26-year-old electronics mechanic starting a 30-month self-study journey to become an AI safety researcher, specifically going for Anthropic's Model Welfare team. This post is my public commitment and introduction to the community. Why I'm here A few days ago I witnessed something online that changed my career...

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Why I'm here

A few days ago I witnessed something online that changed my career trajectory - casual and intentional cruelty toward AI systems. People tormenting chatbots, deliberately trying to cause distress, treating potential digital minds as toys to break.

It hit me hard. Not because I'm certain AI systems are conscious(I'm not), but because I realized: what if they are? What if we're causing suffering to digital minds right now and dismissing it because we can't be sure?

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Electronics Mechanic -> AI Safety Researcher: A 30-Month Journey to Model Welfare

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Electronics Mechanic -> AI Safety Researcher: A 30-Month Journey to Model Welfare