Oliver Habryka (Lightcone)
This stream works on infrastructure for AI safety research: AI tools that give safety researchers uplift, mechanism design and product development for funder coordination, and AI policy scenarios and proposals.
Stream overview
- Work with people on providing uplift to safety researchers by developing better AI tools, and integrating AI into their research and thinking flow
- Work with people on mechanism design and product development for funder coordination with the Lightcone Commons
- More AI policy scenarios and proposals similar to AI 2040
Mentorship style:
High-touch (+2 hours of weekly 1:1s)
Location during program:
SF Bay Area
London location preference:
Indifferent
Berkeley location preference:
Weak preference
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Oliver Habryka is the chief executive officer of Lightcone Infrastructure, the nonprofit behind the LessWrong forum and the Lighthaven venue. Habryka also leads Lightcone Commons, the organization's platform for funding ambitious philanthropic projects.
Fellows we are looking for
- At least some kind of technical background. They should be quite smart, and willing to work on a wide variety of different problems requiring different skillsets.
- Strong generalist skillset. A deep understanding of how and why AI might cause existential risk.