Yes, this is my first post in almost a year. I’m no longer prioritizing this blog, but I will still occasionally post something.

I wrote ~2 years ago that it was hard to point to concrete opportunities to help the most important century go well. That's changing.

There are a good number of jobs available now that are both really promising opportunities to help (in my opinion) and are suitable for people without a lot of pre-existing knowledge of AI risk (or even AI). The jobs are demanding, but unlike many of the job openings that existed a couple of years ago, they are at well-developed organizations and involve relatively clear goals.

So if you’re someone who wants to help, but has been waiting for the right moment, this might be it. (Or not! I’ll probably keep making posts [...]

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Outline:

(01:19) How these help

(04:48) What skills are needed

(05:29) So

(05:43) Appendix: how I decided which jobs to list

The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
January 18th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/7NsGdAcCceiFhMKKh/good-job-opportunities-for-helping-with-the-most-important

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“Good job opportunities for helping with the most important century” by HoldenKarnofsky

LessWrong (30+ Karma)

“Good job opportunities for helping with the most important century” by HoldenKarnofsky