AI safety is now a status career: MATS applications surge, acceptance tightens
wblazer_ · x · 2026-09-02
wblazer observes that technical AI safety work has become high-status, with many applicants not actually motivated by preventing x-risk, as evidenced by a csmajors reddit thread on MATS decisions. anpaure confirms: applications are growing exponentially while cohort size stays flat, so even very qualified people don't get in — and some lower-tier fellowships reportedly have lower acceptance rates than MATS.
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