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#108 – Chris Olah on working at top AI labs without an undergrad degree

80,000 Hours Podcast

ADVICE

Developing Research Taste

  • To develop good research taste, list potential research problems and have a mentor rate them.
  • This provides faster feedback than conducting full projects, which have slow feedback loops.
  • Discussing disagreements with the mentor can clarify your thinking and suggest new experiments.
  • Other helpful exercises include reading science history and writing about why certain topics matter.
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