thanks for the kind words — and thanks for helping OPTIC become a reality! :)

yeah, i agree — i think we'll probably rely more heavily on questions in that style for the next iteration of OPTIC. i don't think we relied enough on existing questions/tournaments (see here).

great points!

agreed, quick feedback loops are vital for good engagement + learning. we couldn't figure out a good way to do it for the pilot, but this is definitely something we're interested in building out for the next competition.

also, fermi estimation is a great idea — jane street sometimes runs an (unaffiliated) estimathon, but it would be cool to build in an estimation round, or something along those lines. do you have any other ideas for quickly-resolving rounds?

thanks for your thoughts!

~ saul

thank you! :)

Great answer! Thank you :)

This seems awesome!

How does Probably Good differentiate itself from 80k hours? I'd love to know your competitive advantage :)

~ Saul

Came here to suggest talking to 80k hours. +1 on that! Even if you don't schedule a call with them, they have really high-quality and in-depth guides that you can look through yourself. :)

~ Saul

You might check out “When Animals Dream” — its not exclusively about octopus consciousness, but I think it references them fairly heavily. Note: I haven’t read it myself, but I’ve heard good things about it.

Linked here: [ https://www.amazon.com/When-Animals-Dream-Hidden-Consciousness/dp/0691220093/ref=asc_df_0691220093/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564758369270&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7130455776876592595&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001990&hvtargid=pla-1457455118323&psc=1 ]