The most overlooked roles in AI safety | 80,000 Hours

AI safety isn’t just about research. Learn about overlooked roles that could be crucial to reducing the risks from advanced artificial intelligence.

We recently spoke to Ryan Kidd, Co-Executive Director at MATS, a programme that trains researchers in AI safety. He shared with us some important trends in the technical AI safety ecosystem — and his thoughts line up with what we’re hearing from other leaders in this space. If you’re wondering which roles are hard to fill and where you might be able to contribute, read on! Research management seems to be a substantial bottleneck: These roles can be hard to fill, as they require some familiarity with AI safety research as well as strong interpersonal skills and management experience. Plus,…

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