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80,000 Hours - Narrations
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Narrations of articles from 80000hours.org. Expect evidence-based career advice and research on the world’s most pressing problems. For interviews and discussions, subscribe to The 80,000 Hours Podcast.Some articles are narrated by the authors, while others are read by AI.
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[Career review] “Grantmaking for AI safety” by Aaron Gertler
Funding for AI safety is surging, but the field needs dozens of new grantmakers to connect that money with impactful projects. Learn what it takes to make effective grants, which backgrounds are a promising signal for your fit, and how to explore this career path. Narrated by AI. --- Outline:...
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[Career review] “AI security” by Aaron Gertler
Organisations with influence, financial power, and advanced technology are targeted by actors seeking to steal or abuse these assets. A career in information security is a promising avenue to support high-impact organisations by protecting against these attacks, which have the potential to…
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[Career review] “AI policy in the US government” by Avital Morris
The US federal government has jurisdiction over the most prominent AI companies in the world — and the people working inside it may have more influence over AI's future than almost anyone else. But government AI policy work is hard to break into, politically constrained, and carries a real risk…
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[Career review] “Pandemic prevention and biosecurity” by Aaron Gertler, Gregory Lewis
Explore how careers in biosecurity research, policy, and entrepreneurship can help reduce risks like engineered pandemics. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (02:18) Recommended (02:27) Review status (02:32) Why work on pandemic prevention? (02:37) It could save millions of lives (03:32) It isnt very...
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“What to aim for: Part 1 We reviewed over 60 studies about what makes for a dream job. Here’s what we found.” by Benjamin Todd
We all want to find a dream job that’s enjoyable and meaningful, but what does that actually mean? Some people imagine that the answer will come to them in a flash of insight, while others think what matters is that their dream job is easy and well paid. At 80,000 Hours, we’ve reviewed three...
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[Career review] “Macrostrategy research” by Zershaaneh Qureshi
What if your job was to think carefully about the long-term future of humanity? Macrostrategy research is one of the most neglected (and potentially most important) career paths focused on tackling the world's most pressing problems. We break down what macrostrategy researchers actually do, why…
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[Problem profile] “Risks from power-seeking AI systems” by Cody Fenwick, Zershaaneh Qureshi
The future of AI is difficult to predict. But while AI systems could have substantial positive effects, there's a growing consensus about the dangers of AI. Narrated by the author. --- Outline: (00:00) Risks from power-seeking AI systems (00:16) Introduction (02:08) Summary (03:03) Why are the...
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[Career review] “Building the field of AI safety” by Aaron Gertler
When most people think about working on AI safety, they picture research and policy. But there's another, often overlooked path that may actually have more impact — AI safety fieldbuilders are the people who recruit, train, and connect the researchers, policymakers, and communicators who make the...
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[Career review] “Building the field of AI safety” by Aaron Gertler
When most people think about working on AI safety, they picture researchers and policy wonks. But there's a quieter, often overlooked path that may actually have more impact — and it's desperately short of talent. AI safety fieldbuilders are the people who recruit, train, and connect the...
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[Career review] “US Electoral Politics” by Sam Roth
Winning elections is one of the most direct levers on the world's biggest problems — and the field is more open to talented newcomers than you'd think. We make the case for why impact-driven people are exactly what politics needs more of. You'll find an honest look at the real downsides, the…
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[Problem profile] “How AI could create the world’s biggest problems” by Zershaaneh Qureshi
AGI could rapidly transform the world, posing existential risks to humanity. Here’s why working on AI risks could be the most important use of your career. Narrated by the author. --- Outline: (00:00) How artificial intelligence could create the world’s biggest problems (00:19) Introduction…
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China-related AI safety and governance
China is a leading country in AI. If you have a background in China you may be able to help ensure its development benefits everyone. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (02:50) Sometimes recommended -- personal fit dependent (03:02) Review status (03:07) Why pursue this path? (03:11) 1. Safely managing...
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[Article] “How AI-driven feedback loops could make things very crazy, very fast” by Benjamin Todd
What if the next decade doesn't gradually ease us into an AI future, but catapults us through a century's worth of change in less than ten years? This article explores three interconnected 'explosions' that could unfold once AI becomes capable enough to improve itself, revealing how feedback…
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[Problem profile] “Extreme power concentration” by Rose Hadshar
Power is already concentrated today: over 800 million people live on less than $3 a day, the three richest men in the world are worth over $1 trillion, and almost six billion people live in countries without free and fair elections. This is a problem in its own right. There is still substantial...
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The US AI policy landscape: where to work to have the biggest impact
The US government may be the single most important actor for shaping how AI develops. If you want to improve the trajectory of AI and reduce catastrophic risks, you could have an outsized impact by working on US policy. But the US policy ecosystem is huge and confusing. And policy shaping AI is...
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[Problem profile] “Using AI to enhance societal decision making” 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...
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[Career review] “Founding new organisations” by Benjamin Todd
Become a founder of an organisation tackling one of the world’s most pressing problems. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (01:32) Recommended (01:41) Review status (01:47) Why might founding a new project be high impact? (04:34) What does it take to succeed? (05:05) A good enough idea (06:10) You need...
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[Career review] “Founder of new projects tackling top problems” by Benjamin Todd
This path involves aiming to found new organisations that aim to tackle bottlenecks in the problems we think are most pressing. In particular, it involves identifying an idea, testing it, and then helping to build an organisation by investing in strategy, hiring, management, culture and so on…
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[Career review] “Early-stage startup employee” by Benjamin Todd
Being an early employee at a startup is similar to being a startup founder, except (i) the impact and financial return are usually lower (ii) the risk is lower and (iii) the personal demands are lower. It's a promising path if you'd like to found a startup, but don't have a good idea and...
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[Problem profile] “Catastrophic AI misuse” by The 80,000 Hours team
On July 16, 1945, humanity had a disturbing first: scientists tested a technology — nuclear weapons — that could cause the destruction of civilisation. Since the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, humanity hasn’t launched any more nuclear strikes. In part, this is because our institutions…
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What are the most pressing world problems? Frequently asked questions.
The recording may not reflect the most recent changes to this article. --- Outline: (00:32) What are these lists based on? (03:11) Why did you make this page? (04:27) Why don't you list more familiar global issues? (06:08) Isn't it inappropriate to rank different issues? (07:25) Should I just…
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“How not to lose your job to AI” by Benjamin Todd
About half of people are worried they'll lose their job to AI. And they're right to be concerned: AI can now complete real-world coding tasks on GitHub, generate photorealistic video, drive a taxi more safely than humans, and do accurate medical diagnosis. And over the next five years, it's set…
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[Problem profile] “AI-enabled power grabs” by Cody Fenwick
Advanced AI technology may enable its creators, or others who control it, to attempt and achieve unprecedented societal power grabs. Under certain circumstances, they could use these systems to take control of whole economies, militaries, and governments. This kind of power grab from a single...
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[Article] “Which industry has the highest-paying jobs?” by Benjamin Todd
New tax data lets us accurately estimate which 11 jobs and industries are the highest paying on average, and for top performers. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (02:14) List of the highest paying jobs according to tax data (03:51) Which jobs are included in the table? (05:52) How do the...
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[Problem profile] “Gradual disempowerment” by Cody Fenwick
The proliferation of advanced AI systems may lead to the gradual disempowerment of humanity, even if efforts to prevent them from becoming power-seeking or scheming are successful. Humanity may be incentivised to hand over increasing amounts of control to AIs, giving them power over the economy,...
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“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...
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“The case for AGI by 2030” by Benjamin Todd
In recent months, the CEOs of leading AI companies have grown increasingly confident about rapid progress: OpenAI’s Sam Altman: Shifted from saying in November “the rate of progress continues” to declaring in January “we are now confident we know how to build AGI” Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: Stated...
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[Problem profile] “Great power conflict” by Stephen Clare
At some point in the 21st century, an unwinnable war may be fought. A modern great power war could see nuclear weapons, bioweapons, autonomous weapons, and other destructive new technologies deployed on an unprecedented scale. It would probably be the most destructive event in history, shattering...
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[Problem profile] “Preventing catastrophic pandemics” by Arden Koehler and Benjamin Hilton
The recording may not reflect the most recent changes to this article. Some of the deadliest events in history have been pandemics.For comparisons of the deadliest events in history, see Luke Muehlhauser’s survey of the deadliest events in history, also cited in our full profile on reducing…
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[Problem profile] “Preventing catastrophic pandemics” by Aaron Gertler, the 80,000 Hours team
Are we prepared for the next pandemic? Pandemics — and biological risks like bioterrorism or biological weapons — pose an existential threat to humanity. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (00:54) Summary (00:57) Scale (01:27) Neglectedness (02:02) Solvability (02:16) Why focus your career on…
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[Problem profile] “Stable totalitarianism” by Stephen Clare
The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia for just four years, yet in that time they murdered about one-quarter of Cambodia's population. Even short-lived totalitarian regimes can inflict enormous harm. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (03:48) Summary (04:18) Our overall view (07:12) Why might the risk of…
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[Article] “Anonymous answers: could advances in AI supercharge biorisk?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
This is Part Four of our four-part series of biosecurity anonymous answers. You can also read Part One: Misconceptions, Part Two: Fighting pandemics, and Part Three: Infohazards. One of the most prominently discussed catastrophic risks from AI is the potential for an AI-enabled bioweapon. But...
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[Article] “Anonymous answers: How can we manage infohazards in biosecurity?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
*This is Part Three of our four-part series of biosecurity anonymous answers. You can also read Part One: Misconceptions and Part Two: Fighting pandemics. In the field of biosecurity, many experts are concerned with managing information hazards (or infohazards). This is information that some...
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[Problem profile] “Moral status of digital minds” by Cody Fenwick
We don't know how to assess whether future AI systems will have moral status. Here's why that could be a big problem. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (02:21) Summary (03:07) Our overall view (04:46) Why might understanding the moral status of digital minds be an especially pressing problem? (04:53)…
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[Article] “Anonymous answers: What are the best ways to fight the next pandemic?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
*This is Part Two of our four-part series of biosecurity anonymous answers. You can also read Part One: Misconceptions. Preventing catastrophic pandemics is one of our top priorities. But the landscape of pandemic preparedness is complex and multifaceted, and experts don't always agree about what...
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[Career review] “Diplomacy” by Abi Olvera, Dan Spokojny
While working as a diplomat at the US embassy in post-Soviet Kazakhstan, Andy Weber got an odd question from his auto mechanic: "Are you interested in purchasing some uranium?" "Strange things were happening at that time," Weber told 80,000 Hours in an interview. Narrated by AI. --- Outline:...
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[Career review] “AI governance and policy” by Cody Fenwick
As advancing AI capabilities gained widespread attention in late 2022 and 2023, interest in governing and regulating these systems has grown. Discussion of the potential catastrophic risks of misaligned or uncontrollable AI has become more prominent, potentially opening up opportunities for…
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[Career review] “Protected: AI Safety technical research” by Benjamin Hilton
AI safety research — research on ways to prevent unwanted behaviour from AI systems — generally involves working as a scientist or engineer at major AI labs, in academia, or in independent nonprofits. Narrated by AI. --- First published: April 25th, 2023 Source:...
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[Career review] “AI safety technical research” by Benjamin Hilton
Progress in AI — while it could be hugely beneficial — comes with significant risks. Risks that we’ve argued could be existential. But these risks can be tackled. With further progress in AI safety, we have an opportunity to develop AI for good: systems that are safe, ethical, and beneficial for...
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[Career review] “Should you work at a frontier AI company?” by Arden Koehler, the 80,000 Hours team
In a nutshell: If you want to help reduce catastrophic risks from AI, working at a frontier AI company is an important option to consider, but the impact is hard to assess. These roles often come with great potential for career growth, and many could be (or lead to) highly impactful ways of...
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[Problem profile] “Factory farming” by Benjamin Hilton
Each year, 50 billion animals are raised and slaughtered in factory farms. Most experience extreme levels of suffering. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (00:09) Summary (02:52) Introduction (03:42) How many animals are in farms? (06:03) How do we treat these animals? (07:16) How farmed chickens are...
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[Problem profile] “Nuclear weapons” by Benjamin Hilton
It’s very plausible that there will be a nuclear war this century. As a result, nuclear weapons remain an extremely pressing problem. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (00:49) Summary (01:31) Our overall view (02:56) How likely is a nuclear war? (04:43) How could a nuclear war come about? (09:51) What...
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[Career review] “Nuclear weapons safety and security” by Benjamin Hilton
Find out how you could use your career to prevent a nuclear war and reduce the risks posed by nuclear weapons. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (01:19) Recommended (01:29) Review status (01:34) Why working to prevent nuclear conflict is high-impact (03:05) What goals should we be aiming towards?...
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[Article] “Anonymous answers: What are the biggest misconceptions about biosecurity and pandemic risk?” by Anemone Franz, Tessa Alexanian
Experts give their opinions about common misconceptions about biosecurity and pandemic prevention. They were granted anonymity for this piece. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (03:11) Expert 1: Failures of imagination and appeals to authority (05:17) Expert 2: Exaggerating small-scale risks and…
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[Career review] “Improving China-Western coordination on global catastrophic risks” by Benjamin Todd
In a nutshell: China will play an especially influential role in how many of the biggest challenges of the next century play out, including global catastrophic biological risks and — especially — developing emerging technologies like AI. But a lack of understanding and coordination between China...
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[Skill profile] “Communicating ideas” by Benjamin Todd, Benjamin Hilton
Through communicating important ideas, you could end up inspiring many people to do far more good than you could ever have done by yourself. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (01:53) Key facts on fit (02:14) Why are communication skills valuable? (08:17) What does building communication skills…
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[Skill profile] “Engineering skills” by Benjamin Hilton
Learn how to get started in an engineering career, and how you can use engineering skills to solve pressing global problems. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (01:56) Key facts on fit (02:24) Why are engineering skills valuable? (04:56) What specific discipline of engineering is most valuable? (06:04)...
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[Career review] “Academic research” by Jess Whittlestone
Are academic careers a good option if you want to have a positive impact? A review of the pros and cons. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (01:13) Summary (02:37) Pros (02:51) Cons (03:07) Key facts on fit (03:25) Next steps (03:49) Recommended (03:59) Review status (04:04) What is this profile based...
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[Skill profile] “Software and tech skills” by Benjamin Hilton
Learn to code, then apply your skills to something that really matters. Here's how to get started and how to use your coding skills for good. Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (00:41) Key facts on fit (01:06) Why are software and tech skills valuable? (02:16) What does a career using software and tech...
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[Skill profile] “Specialist knowledge relevant to a top problem” by Benjamin Hilton
Which areas of specialist knowledge are most applicable to solving the world's most pressing problems? Narrated by AI. --- Outline: (02:17) How should you get started building specialist knowledge? (02:44) All our career reviews relevant to building specialist knowledge (03:07) Explore other…
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