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Why do so many people want to be part of “it”? · Digg

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Why do so many people want to be part of “it”?

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A user asks why “so many people” want to be part of “it.” The post links to a photo but gives no further context in its text.

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@DavidSKruegerWhy do so many people *want* to be part of it?20d

@KatjaGraceI'd legit like to hear more people at labs answer this (especially people hoping to have large positive impact, and who see AI development as very dangerous soon). My sense is people often hope to influence events by being in the room, even if events are overall bad. But I'm surprised if this is a high impact option any more, even if it might have been.20d

@Miles_BrundageIMO it is possible to have an impact from the inside but also people generally overestimate inside impacts, and there's a bit of a "streetlight effect" - you see/focus on all the internal opportunities for impact but not the zillion ones outside19d

@nabla_thetai think my safety research (ambitious mechinterp) can potentially make a huge difference if it works out, and a lab is a decent place to do that work. I'm pessimistic about short term safety research, and "being in the room" as theories of impact. there is also a lot of impactful work outside labs19d

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@DavidSKruegerWhy do so many people *want* to be part of it?20d

@KatjaGraceI'd legit like to hear more people at labs answer this (especially people hoping to have large positive impact, and who see AI development as very dangerous soon). My sense is people often hope to influence events by being in the room, even if events are overall bad. But I'm surprised if this is a high impact option any more, even if it might have been.20d

@Miles_BrundageIMO it is possible to have an impact from the inside but also people generally overestimate inside impacts, and there's a bit of a "streetlight effect" - you see/focus on all the internal opportunities for impact but not the zillion ones outside19d

@nabla_thetai think my safety research (ambitious mechinterp) can potentially make a huge difference if it works out, and a lab is a decent place to do that work. I'm pessimistic about short term safety research, and "being in the room" as theories of impact. there is also a lot of impactful work outside labs19d