Interp Roles So Hot a Quant Would Switch for the Money

A viral joke about a quant switching to mechanistic interpretability 'for the money' highlights how hot the interp job market has become, with Astra notably hiring aggressively in the field.

2026-09-22 ~ 2026-09-23 · 2 related posts

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