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MATS: A talk on talent selection and development
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This talk is relevant to those interested in AI safety field-building, researcher pipelines, and programs like MATS that aim to grow the community of technically skilled alignment researchers through structured mentorship.
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Summary
This talk discusses the MATS (ML Alignment Theory Scholars) program's approach to identifying, selecting, and developing talent for AI safety research. It covers the program's philosophy on what makes promising AI safety researchers and how structured mentorship and training can accelerate their development.
Key Points
- •Examines criteria and methods used by MATS to identify promising AI safety research talent
- •Discusses how mentorship structures and research environments shape early-career AI safety researchers
- •Explores the pipeline challenge of growing the AI safety research community with high-quality contributors
- •Addresses tradeoffs between breadth of training versus depth of specialization in safety-relevant skills
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| MATS ML Alignment Theory Scholars program | Organization | 60.0 |
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