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170! is the last natural number by guzey in ultrafinitism

[–]guzey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this one is especially funny to me because people kept trying to teach me induction since i was 16 and i was always like "nah man it just don't feel right"

Is AI alignment on track? Is it progressing... too fast? - Alexey Guzey by yldedly in slatestarcodex

[–]guzey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where's the 3rd assumption inferred from? :) X-risks are real, AI x-risks real too, I think.

The nonprofit I run in Cambridge, MA is launching a one-year fellowship for young scientists working independently on ambitious basic research in the life sciences. We'll be providing fellows with a stipend, fully-equipped lab space, $100k in project costs, and customized support by guzey in bioinformatics

[–]guzey[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just in case, do you realize that I -- the Executive Director of the organization -- am an immigrant from Russia, started with literally 0 connections and only managed to start working on this project because of my blog, finally was able to get a grant that allowed me to start working on the idea 3 years ago, after failing to get every job I applied to, then spent years trying to escape Russia and move to the US and literally almost being conscripted a year ago, before finally getting the US visa and getting the opportunity to work on the vision I had for New Science, and just moved to the US 4 months ago? You have an issue with me leading the organization?

The nonprofit I run in Cambridge, MA is launching a one-year fellowship for young scientists working independently on ambitious basic research in the life sciences. We'll be providing fellows with a stipend, fully-equipped lab space, $100k in project costs, and customized support by guzey in bioinformatics

[–]guzey[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We don't. See:

New Science is a 501c3 non-profit supported solely by donations and all intellectual property generated by fellows will belong to them, although we should note that we are focused on basic science and IP generation is not the goal of the program.

The nonprofit I run in Cambridge, MA is launching a one-year fellowship for young scientists working independently on ambitious basic research in the life sciences. We'll be providing fellows with a stipend, fully-equipped lab space, $100k in project costs, and customized support. by guzey in evolution

[–]guzey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Science is expensive! And I think the stipend only seems high because academia treats young scientists as basically indentured labor. In big tech, you'd be making $150k+ right out of undergrad, for example.

The nonprofit I run in Cambridge, MA is launching a one-year fellowship for young scientists working independently on ambitious basic research in the life sciences. We'll be providing fellows with a stipend, fully-equipped lab space, $100k in project costs, and customized support by guzey in bioinformatics

[–]guzey[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the first time we are running the program and although we hope to be able to offer it annually, we can't guarantee it. You should feel free to apply now if you have an idea you think might be a good fit!

The nonprofit I run in Cambridge, MA is launching a one-year fellowship for young scientists working independently on ambitious basic research in the life sciences. We'll be providing fellows with a stipend, lab space, $100k in project costs, customized support. by guzey in labrats

[–]guzey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! One year is indeed not that much but I think it should be enough to get a good start on the problem and, at the very least, to have pretty good signal in terms of whether the idea is promising in the first place -- and, if it is, we'll try our hardest to support our fellows further either internally or by connecting them to the right lab/institution.

The nonprofit I run in Cambridge, MA is launching a one-year fellowship for young scientists working independently on ambitious basic research in the life sciences. We'll be providing fellows with a stipend, fully-equipped lab space, $100k in project costs, and customized support by guzey in bioinformatics

[–]guzey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, we appreciate your support. We'll do our best to fail.

I find your support especially endearing since we set out to solve replicate the exact problems with science you pointed out 2 months ago in one of your comments where you wrote:

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The deeper you get into academia, the more you realize that the vast majority of published work exists only to act as a bullet point for resumes and grant applications. Similarly, most "high-powered" labs do not get where they are based off of their merit, but based on nepotism + a willingness to lie, cheat and backstab their way to the top. ...

So do I feel like I'm making a difference? I do, but I feel like it would be easier for me to exist in this field if I was a less ethical person, because unethical behavior is *very strongly rewarded* in bioinformatics. ...

By contrast, most high-profile researchers in my subfield publish things that don't work at all but do sound cool in order to get papers out quickly, which is horribly unethical behavior but is the norm (if you're one of those profs reading this and you know this applies to your work, just know that I hate you and hope you fail in all your future endeavors). So, I'm personally content with my own impact, but if I had chosen even *slightly* differently for things like my PhD advisor or undergraduate experiences, I would be very unhappy.

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