
Ethan Perez on Selecting Alignment Research Projects (ft. Mikita Balesni & Henry Sleight)
The Inside View
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Project Selection Process
Selecting a research project involves two main approaches: a top-down approach where one identifies a problem to solve and outlines an approach to address it, and a bottom-up approach where one follows interesting techniques or results. The top-down approach focuses on defining the problem and finding a solution, while the bottom-up approach is more results-driven, exploring techniques that show promise.
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