Year

2021

Month

Nov

Work done

Wrote and submitted a paper to the SafeAI workshop

Participated in the SERI ML Alignment Theory Scholars program

Writing post on gradient hacking

Nonlinear research analyst - AI safety ecosystem research

Applied to the MLAB program (unsuccessfully)

Did work on safe reinforcement learning project

Dec

Applied to 4 PhD positions and one internship

Interviewed 6 AI safety researchers for Nonlinear

Finished AF post for SERI MATS program (22 AF, 25 LW)

Asked a question on LW, 7 responses, 12 karma

Wrote short LW post (6 karma)

Worked on safe RL project

2022

Jan

Applied to PhD positions

Interviewed for PhD position

Interviewed AI safety researchers (as interviewer)

CHAI internship coding assessment

Started using Anki

Feb

Worked on posts about doing AI safety work

Worked on Safe reinforcement learning project

Interveiwed for CHAI internship

Some math related to SERI project/gradient hacking