Summary

This winter, MATS will be running our seventh program. In early-mid 2024, 46% of alumni from our first four programs (Winter 2021-22 to Summer 2023) completed a survey about their career progress since participating in MATS. This report presents key findings from the responses of these 72 alumni.

• 49% of respondents described their current work as “Working/interning on AI alignment/control,” and 29% said “Conducting alignment research independently.”
• Since MATS, 54% of respondents applied to a job and advanced past the first round of interviews.
  • 64% of those who shared more details accepted a job offer.
  • Alumni reported that MATS made it more likely that they applied to these jobs by helping them build legible career capital and develop research/technical skills.
• During or since MATS, 68% of alumni had published alignment research.
  • The most common type of publication was a LessWrong post (45%).
  • 78% of respondents [...]

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Outline:

(00:06) Summary

(02:01) Background on Cohort

(04:02) Employment Outcomes

(05:58) Publication Outcomes

(08:10) Other Outcomes

(11:17) Evaluating Program Elements

(19:13) Career Plans

(24:18) Acknowledgements

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