“Why AGI could be here soon and what you can do about it: a primer” by Benjamin Todd

I'm writing a new guide to careers to help artificial general intelligence (AGI) go well. Here's a summary of the bottom lines that'll be in the guide as it stands. Stay tuned to hear our full reasoning and updates as our views evolve. In short: The chance of an AGI-driven technological explosion before 2030 — creating one of the most pivotal periods in history — is high enough to act on. Narrated by AI. ---Outline:(01:58) Get the full guide in your inbox as its released(02:11) Why AGI could be here by 2030(04:28) AGI could lead to 100 years of technological progress in under 10(07:49) What might happen next?(11:11) What needs to be done?(13:25) What can you do to help?(13:28) There are hundreds of jobs(14:49) Mid-career advice(16:26) Early-career advice(17:59) Should you work on this issue?(20:10) How should you plan your career given AGI might arrive soon?(20:16) Given the urgency, should you drop everything to try to work on AI right away?(22:41) If youre still uncertain about what to do(23:38) Next steps(24:07) Get notified when we publish new articles in this series --- First published: March 14th, 2025 Source: https://80000hours.org/ai/guide/summary --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.