AI safety's 'meta work' questioned: what are hundreds of trainees actually doing?
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-03
A debate on AI safety ecosystem work: questioning what an organization's hundreds of trainees actually do, answered as "meta work" — upskilling people on technical AI safety research, funding researchers directly, and running in-person events. Highlights ongoing tension around legibility of training/community programs in the field.
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