Explore how careers in biosecurity research, policy, and entrepreneurship can help reduce risks like engineered pandemics.
Narrated by AI.
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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 speculative
(04:23) There are many tractable approaches
(05:27) It doesnt require working on AI
(06:28) What does this path involve?
(07:39) Technical careers
(09:28) Policy careers
(11:00) Entrepreneurial and operations careers
(13:41) Other careers
(14:36) Could you be a good fit?
(14:40) The best backgrounds and skill sets
(19:24) What do you want from a job?
(21:05) Four ways to test your fit
(22:51) Guidance for experienced professionals
(23:51) Find jobs in pandemic prevention and biosecurity
(24:37) Learn more
(24:40) Top recommendations
(25:20) Other resources
(26:17) Further recommendations
The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.
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First published:
October 19th, 2021
Last updated:
April 11th, 2023
Source:
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/pandemic-prevention-biosecurity
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