A safety-talent startup tried this and died on program length
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-11
A self-described "Talent Guy" in AI safety responds to the proposal for a fast-tracked safety university, sharing a directly relevant failure: a startup a few years ago did almost exactly this with a heavy AI-safety focus and never took off. Its biggest mistake, he argues, was betting on programs that were too long—if you start with people already well prepared by universities, you hit diminishing returns quickly past the first 3 months.
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