Ben Todd, co-founder of 80,000 Hours and author of the newly rewritten book by the same name, shares his latest thinking on how individuals can position their careers to improve the chances that AI benefits humanity. They discuss AI timelines reframed around personal impact, top global risks including loss of control over AI systems and dangerous power concentration, the pros and cons of working at frontier AI labs, and undervalued emerging concerns like AI welfare and space governance. Ben also assesses the current funding landscape and whether to join existing organizations or start new ones.
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80,000 Hours homepage
Nick Bostrom Astronomical Waste
AI 2027 forecast
Ajeya Cotra AI timelines
METR evaluations research
Redwood Research homepage
AI tools existential security
Gradual disempowerment EA Forum
Why viatopia is important
Benjamin Todd author page
The Precipice Wikipedia page
Forethought Research homepage
Catalyze Impact homepage
Horizon Public Service Fellowship
Gradual Disempowerment paper
Mark Humphries faculty profile
Andrew Ng discussion thread
Cognitive Revolution show home
Cognitive Revolution Apple Podcasts
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