Preparing for Accelerated AGI Timelines

Hi Sofia, Grace, and Mahi, I really enjoyed reading your project and appreciate the practical relevance of it, that’s the greatest strength of your project. If you’re going forward with it, I see this fitting either as a blogpost or a peer-reviewed article. A few recommendations to strengthen your work:

(1) Add citations in text, it supports your argument and offers a point of reference to the reader. It also clearly distinguishes between what might be your perspective and that of the others/what is backed up by evidence.

(2) While there was a good mix of resources, there is an over-reliance on a single source, which is LessWrong. To strengthen your argument and credibility, I’d try to strike a balance between multiple sources - you can even look historically at academic articles or case studies about how technological advancements have impacted society, and provide that as further insight into the possible effects of AI.

(3) Expand by providing a more detailed, step-by-strep process as to how you did the review in the section “b. Implementation”. Imagine if you were the reader and trying to replicate this, what would you need to write to be clear cut to you?

(4) For greater impact on the reader, add some thought-provoking quotes from the sources you mentioned in section “3. Findings”.

(5) Really go in depth into the implications of your findings, as that will add a lot of practical support to your idea.

Strengths:

- Proactive Approach: The topic is highly relevant, addressing societal and economic implications of accelerated AGI timelines.

- Identification of Challenges: The paper effectively identifies key challenges, such as labor market impacts and investment changes.

- Thematic Organization: Clear categorization into career, financial, and logistical preparedness is a logical structure.

Areas for Improvement:

- Add in-text citations to distinguish between original ideas and existing research.

- Include a detailed methodology section explaining how the literature review was conducted.

- Propose actionable recommendations or novel insights based on the literature reviewed.

- Suggest solutions or mitigation strategies for the challenges identified.

- Analyze limitations and potential negative consequences of the reviewed literature.

- Clearly outline the methodology for reproducibility.

- Improve in-text citations and ensure all sources are properly referenced.

- Expand the discussion to include your own perspective, recommendations, and future research directions.

Suggestions for Future Work:

- Conduct a more systematic literature review, including peer-reviewed research.

- Explore cross-disciplinary perspectives (e.g., ethics, policy) to broaden the scope and impact.

Clearly written and easy to follow, and an interesting perspective.

The main feedback I have is that it seems strange to me to frame this as a problem to be approached on an individual level, rather than on a societal level. It also seems unlikely that such an individual solution will help even the individual for more than a quite limited time. I would have been more excited about a version that focused on what we could to to strengthen resilience on society level (or perhaps if this individual preparation was targeted for a specific group which would be particularly important to keep well prepared so that they can keep up important safety related work)