Hi, I'm Tyler
Quick Facts
- Member of Technical Staff at Redwood Research
- Working on High-Stakes AI Control research
- Was a software engineer, realized AI was a big deal, quit my job, now I'm here
Core beliefs
- AI is the most important invention of humanity and will have dramatic consequences on the future of the universe
- We should aim to increase understanding in the universe
- All software and information that does not pose an existential threat should be open-sourced for everyone to access
- All living creatures capable of experiencing suffering deserve to be treated with moral consideration.
- Things used to be worse, they are better now, and they could be even better
Goals
- Maximize the amount of experience that I have (live forever)
- Prevent AI from taking over the world
- Build the ultimate productivity workflow
Hot Takes
- Browsers are an anti-pattern
- You don't know what consciousness is
- ML is stupid, Good old fashioned AI would have worked
Phrases
- Always in progress
- I use arch & neovim btw
- Everything is a function
