The basic idea

Aether will be a small group of talented early-career AI safety researchers with a shared research vision who work full-time with mentorship on their best effort at making AI go well. That research vision will broadly revolve around the alignment, control, and evaluation of LLM agents. There is a lot of latent talent in the AI safety space, and this group will hopefully serve as a way to convert some of that talent into directly impactful work and great career capital.

Get involved!

1. Submit a short expression of interest here by Fri, Aug 23rd at 11:59pm PT if you would like to contribute to the group as a full-time in-person researcher, part-time / remote collaborator, or advisor. (Note: Short turnaround time!)
2. Apply to join the group here by Sat, Aug 31st at 11:59pm PT.
3. Get in touch with Rohan at rs4126@columbia.edu with any questions.

Who are we?

Team [...]

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Outline:

(00:05) The basic idea

(00:38) Get involved!

(01:12) Who are we?

(01:15) Team members so far

(03:26) Advisors

(03:50) Research agenda

(05:50) Logistics

(06:56) Considerations

(07:00) Why you might want to join Aether:

(09:29) Why you might not want to join Aether:

(10:24) Sample of semi-concrete project ideas

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First published:
August 21st, 2024

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BEuJdpTPcyKYaD9X7/apply-to-aether-independent-llm-agent-safety-research-group

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