The world faces urgent risks from AI.
Do something about it.
AI progress is fast — and could get even faster
Companies are trying to build AI that outperforms humans at most tasks. Trends suggest they might succeed within the next decade.
If things go well, advanced AI could lead to unprecedented growth and innovation. But if things go badly, it could be disastrous.
We urgently need lots of people with diverse skills and experiences to help reduce these risks. 80,000 Hours exists to help figure out where you fit in.
We’ve been researching risks from AI, and what to do about them, since 2016, and we’ve helped thousands of people move into careers working on it.
Understand the risks from AI and how to address them
The AI world moves fast, and it's hard to keep up. Our research is laser-focused on what matters most for avoiding the worst risks posed by AI.
You don't need a technical background
We urgently need lots of people with diverse skills and experiences to help reduce risks posed by AI, from technical research, to policy, to operations.
Make a solid plan to skill up and contribute
We can help you identify high-impact career paths matching your background, find open positions at key organisations, and connect with advisors for personalised guidance.
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About 80,000 Hours
80,000 Hours provides research and support to help people move into careers that tackle the world’s most pressing problems. We’re a nonprofit, and all our advice is available for free.
80,000 Hours started in 2011 when our founders, Ben and Will, were about to graduate from Oxford, and were wondering what to do with their own careers. They wanted to make a difference, but the standard advice didn’t have much to say about which paths would be highest impact. So they started doing their own research, and eventually founded 80,000 Hours.
Their aim from the start has been to provide the advice they wish they’d had: in-depth, based on the best research available, and taking seriously the question of how to do the most good.
Since then, we’ve gone through Y Combinator, spoken to hundreds of experts, read all the relevant literature we can find, and conducted our own analyses of many career paths. Our founders were among the earliest to be concerned about potential risks posed by advanced AI, and over time, we’ve come to believe that the rise of advanced AI is the most important issue of our time.
Over 3,000 people have told us they’ve changed to higher-impact paths due to our advice. Read more.