10-25% of MATS Fellows Are Not 'Safety-Pilled', Estimate Suggests
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-08-26
Cites an observation by Ezra Newman noting a surprising 10-25% of fellows in the Machine Alignment, Transparency, and Security (MATS) program are not 'safety-pilled'. The estimate has wide error bars, depends heavily on operationalization, and is based on an extremely noisy sample.
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