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AI Researcher Shares Lessons from MATS and Redwood Research

Jo Jiao shared insights gained from their time at the MATS program and Redwood Research, focusing on lessons learned in AI research. The post, dated October 12, 2026, offers a 13-minute read on the LessWrong platform, categorized under AI and Rationality. AI

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AI Researcher Shares Lessons from MATS and Redwood Research

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Jo Jiao ·

    Research Lessons I Learned at MATS & Redwood

    <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Good empirical safety research is heavily bottlenecked on thinking more clearly. This post shares a few frames and tips I found useful, illustrated with concrete examples.</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I spent the better…