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Which world problems are the most important to solve? – 80,000 Hours

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We’ve spent the last eight years trying to answer a simple question: what are the world’s biggest and most urgent problems?

On this page: Introduction 1 Why charity doesn't begin at home 2 Where might an even greater scale of suffering be found? 3 The importance of future generations 4 The case for focusing on neglected existential risks 4.1 Biorisk: the threat from new pandemics 5 Why AI could change everything 6 What are the most pressing AI risks? 6.1 Loss of control of advanced AI 6.2 AI-enabled concentration of power 7 Are there weirder problems that are even more pressing again? 8 Which problems should you focus on? Table of Contents 1 How do we rank the world’s most pressing problems? 2 Why charity doe

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