[Career review] “Forecasting and related research and implementation” by Benjamin Todd

You can work on making better predictions of future events in order to guide decision-making by powerful governments and institutions. Narrated by AI. ---Outline:(00:51) Recommended(01:01) Review status(01:06) Why might forecasting research and implementation be high impact?(02:19) What does this path involve?(04:22) Examples of people pursuing this path(04:27) Danny Hernandez(05:01) Julia Galef(05:38) How to assess your fit?(06:26) How to enter(07:08) Recommended organisations(08:37) Want one-on-one advice on pursuing this path?(09:01) Find jobs in forecasting research and implementation(09:13) Learn more(09:16) Top recommendations(09:43) Further recommendations(09:49) Key reading(09:56) Other resources(10:43) Learn about other high-impact careers --- First published: October 19th, 2021 Source: https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/forecasting --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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