Ep 10 - Accelerated training to become an AI safety researcher w/ Ryan Kidd (Co-Director, MATS‪)‬ Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Show with Soroush Pour

We speak with Ryan Kidd, Co-Director at ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) program, previously "SERI MATS".MATS (https://www.matsprogram.org/) provides research mentorship, technical seminars, and connections to help new AI researchers get established and start producing impactful research towards AI safety & alignment.Prior to MATS, Ryan completed a PhD in Physics at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia.We talk about:* What the MATS program is* Who should apply to MATS (...