Using AI to enhance societal decision making (article by Zershaaneh Qureshi)

The arrival of AGI could “compress a century of progress in a decade,” forcing humanity to make decisions with higher stakes than we’ve ever seen before — and with less time to get them right. But AI development also presents an opportunity: we could build and deploy AI tools that help us think more clearly, act more wisely, and coordinate more effectively. And if we roll these decision-making tools out quickly enough, humanity could be far better equipped to navigate the critical period ahead.This article is narrated by the author, Zershaaneh Qureshi. It explores why AI decision-making tools could be a big deal, who might be a good fit to help shape this new field, and what the downside risks of getting involved might be. Read the original article on the 80,000 Hours website: https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/ai-enhanced-decision-making/Chapters:Check out our new narrations feed (00:00:00)Summary (00:01:21)Section 1: Why advancing AI decision making tools might matter a lot (00:02:52)AI tools could help us make much better decisions (00:05:59)We might be able to differentially speed up the rollout of AI decision making tools (00:11:04)Section 2: What are the arguments against working to advance AI decision making tools? (00:13:17)Section 3: How to work in this area (00:26:19)Want one-on-one advice? (00:29:50)Audio editing: Dominic Armstrong and Milo McGuire