Author archive: Conor Barnes

2026

July

Why we’re increasing the AI focus of our job board
Blog post

January

The most overlooked roles in AI safety
Blog post

2025

September

Survey results: what AI safety orgs want in a hire
Blog post

2024

February

Why you might not want to work on nuclear disarmament (and what to work on instead)
Blog post

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