>80,000 Hours has led me to think a lot about how I'm applying myself in a job. Nice! >I've had some more extreme circumstances that have led me to take a job

>80,000 Hours has led me to think a lot about how I'm applying myself in a job. Nice! >I've had some more extreme circumstances that have led me to take a job that's not particularly concerned with saving the world, but it does give me some proximity to state of the art AI, which is a plus for trying to steer where humanity goes. Interesting. I recently saw a blog post that might be relevant to you or other people working on frontier technology: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/QsfGEhFpMvgWjyusm/the-6d-effect-when-companies-take-risks-one-email-can-be https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/QsfGEhFpMvgWjyusm/... The TL;DR is that if you notice a potential hazard related to your employer's line of work, writing an email to your boss explaining the problem can be high-leverage, because having things documented in writing creates a legal incentive to address the risk. I've noticed a sense within the EA community that they might've screwed up when it comes to AI, in terms of accelerating technological progress more than they've accelerated effective risk mitigation. I actually hesitated somewhat to recommend the 80K career guide for that reason. There is also some uncertainty within the EA community regarding the degree to which the EA movement played a part in Sam Bankman-Fried's crimes. Overall I think there are a lot of interesting ideas in EA if you take it with a grain of salt. It's worth being familiar with the material even if you don't participate in the community.