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Books
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80,000 hours
You will spend ~ 80,000 hours in your career. This organization can help you figure out how to use that time for good. Get one-on-one career counseling, view their high-impact job board, and check out their excellent podcast.
Take me there!The global challenges project library
A collection of articles, blog posts, and resources on a variety of EA topics.
EA Funds
Have an idea for an altruistic project and need money to get it off of the ground? Fill out a grant application to EA funds.
Take me there!The Effective Altruism forum
Have an EA related question? It has probably already been asked on the forum, and if it hasn't, feel free to ask it. This is a great way to glimpse into the EA community beyond Columbia University and is also a great place to dive deeper into EA ideas.
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Curated articles, videos, podcasts, and more about topics central to rationality:
Less wrong
Less wrong is the primary rationality forum. It is a place to 1) develop and train rationality, and 2) apply one’s rationality to real-world problems.
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Curated articles, videos, podcasts, and more about topics central to AI Safety:
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The case for taking AI seriously as a threat to humanity
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The Alignment Forum
This is a great place to read the latest technical research on AI alignment, and also find intuitive introductions to the ideas.
Take me there!AGI Safety Fundamentals Course
There are two tracks: technical research and policy. Learn about these ideas and discuss them in a small group.
The Elk game
Earn $5,000 - $50,000 for contributions to the ELK problem. ELK stands for eliciting latent knowledge which means trying to figure out what an AI knows.
Take me there!Task/project board
Check out the project ideas you could work on under "AI alignment". If you want to get payed to work on them, apply for funding at EA funds (note that funding is not guaranteed).
Internship board
Use the AI safety filter to find internships (this was created by Stanford and Brown EA members).
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Reducing catastrophic pandemic risk
We saw from COVID-19 how unprepared we are to handle large-scale pandemics. Even now, too few of resources are being invested in mitigating the risks of pandemics that could be far more severe than COVID-19. These could be natural, or be caused by bio-weapons or bio-terrorism.
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Curated articles, videos, podcasts, and more about topics central to biosecurity:
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Vox: “Designer bugs”: how the next pandemic might come from a lab
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Job board
View 80,000 hours' list of jobs that are related to biosecurity and pandemic preparedness
Internship board
Use the biosecurity filter to find internships (this was created by Stanford and Brown EA members).
Take me there!Task/project board
Check out the project ideas you could work on under 'biosecurity.' If you want to get payed to work on them, apply for funding at EA funds (note that funding is not guaranteed).
Improving animal welfare
One of the greatest problems in the world today may be the suffering of animals in the meat industry. In 2015, roughly 9.2 billion animals were raised and slaughtered in factory farms in the US alone,in conditions likely to cause extreme suffering.
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Job board
View 80,000 hours' list of jobs that are related to animal welfare and factory farming
Internship board
Use the animal welfare and alternative proteins filters to find internships (this was created by Stanford and Brown EA members).
Take me there!Task/project board
Check out the project ideas you could work on under 'animal welfare.' If you want to get payed to work on them, apply for funding at EA funds (note that funding is not guaranteed).
High Impact Policy
In a 2019 survey, EA organizations that they would need more people in Public Policy than in any other talent area. The bottom line is that you can do a lot of good with a policy career. If you want to know more about what this could look like, check out the resources on this page.
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Internship board
Use the Policy & Governance filter to find internships (this was created by Stanford and Brown EA members).
Take me there!Task/project board
Check out the project ideas you could work on under [content]. If you want to get payed to work on them, apply for funding at EA funds (note that funding is not guaranteed).
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Effective Environmentalism
Check out our resources related to mitigating extreme/existential risks due to climate change.
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Curated articles, videos, podcasts, and more about topics central to climate impact:
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Climate Change Problem Profile
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Founder’s Pledge’s Latest Research & Recommendations
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Feeding Everyone in a Catastrophe
Internship board
Use the climate change filters to find internships (this was created by Stanford and Brown EA members).
Take me there!Task/project board
Check out the project ideas you could work on under "climate change". If you want to get payed to work on them, apply for funding at EA funds (note that funding is not guaranteed).
Effective Environmentalism
EE is an EA organization focused on environmental issues. Check out their list of resources.
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