Jordan (Jojo) Pieters. I currently work on EA movement building in Oxford.
I'm from South Africa :)
Some very belated updates on this project:
In case it's not obvious, we didn't end up running this. There were a couple of reasons for that:
I probably wouldn't consider running it now:
the question of whether we (i.e. anyone) should be doing mass outreach on the topic of AI Safety is over. It is happening.
This feels like a very hostile statement. It's not at all obvious that this question is over.
I personally feel a lot more cautious about doing mass outreach. I think there's a decent chance people could accidentally do significant harm to future efforts. Policy, politics and advocacy are complicated - regardless of the area you're working in.
For what it's worth, I've spoken to Nik and I think some of the work he's doing is great. I'm especially excited about narrative testing.
Thank you for being open about this Max. I'm sorry to hear that it's been tough. I think this post in itself is really valuable. I imagine myself using it as a good example in the future to encourage people to prioritize their mental health.
I appreciate the work you've done to make CEA into an organisation that I really admire. I'm sure you'll do great things in the future. Best wishes!
Hello forum, just checking in as the EAGxLondon team lead. A couple of things I'd like to say: