Redwood does narrow technical research aimed at policy leverage, not general AI safety
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-11
Arguing against the framing that Redwood Research is "trying to solve technical AI safety," austinc3301 says Redwood focuses on a narrow set of work that either improves the odds of good policy outcomes or of survival if policy fails—so Buck pivoting to AI policy wouldn't add leverage over his current technical research.
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