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AGI risk is unusual among global problems: it is neglected, tractable, and talent-constrained. A relatively small field is working on it, much of the most useful work is bottlenecked on capable people, and progress is real. Here's how to contribute — without making things worse.
Alignment, interpretability, evaluations, and AI control are talent-constrained. Adjacent skills — security, ML engineering, distributed systems, formal methods — transfer directly. Entry routes:
Governance is high-leverage and needs lawyers, economists, communicators, analysts, and civil servants — not just technologists. Areas that need people: compute governance, evaluations and standards, liability, and international coordination.
Free, high-quality guidance exists for finding your highest-impact contribution.
Safety and governance work is funding-constrained relative to capability investment. Established grantmakers route funds to high-impact projects:
Public understanding and political will shape what governance is possible. Useful advocacy is accurate and specific — not hype.
The single most accessible contribution: understand the arguments well enough to discuss them accurately, and point others to credible sources rather than hype.
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