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80,000 Hours
@80000Hours
You have 80,000 hours in your career. This makes it your best opportunity to have a positive impact on the world.
Sep 5, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Let's dive into the new and improved 80,000 Hours career guide:


TL;DR: To have a fulfilling career, build useful skills and use them to tackle pressing global problems.

Want more detail? Here’s the entire guide in one thread… 🧵👇 1/11 80000hours.org/career-guide/
Cover of the 80,000 Hours book with the subtitle 'Find a fulfilling career that does good', authored by Benjamin Todd and the 80,000 Hours team Discovering your passion isn't instantaneous. Job satisfaction develops as you:
1️⃣ Understand what work fits you.
2️⃣ Master valuable skills.
3️⃣ Pursue roles that benefit others.



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Aug 29, 2022 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
"I don't understand why 80,000 Hours is so focused on AI risk"

We get it - it's unusual. So here's our new explanation of why existential risks from AI might be the most pressing problem of our time:

80000hours.org/problem-profil…

🧵5 common misconceptions about AI risk👇 1/11

1) Misconception: AI risk is only about *truly general* AI

We think: The biggest risks from AI come from the potential for AI systems to make and execute plans.

Full generality is not necessary for really scary systems.

More: 80000hours.org/problem-profil…
May 18, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
We’re often asked: “So you care about the long-term future. Why don’t you recommend that more people work on climate change?”

Our new problem profile by @benjamin_hilton:

80000hours.org/problem-profil…

5 reasons climate change is a strong choice, but not always the best:

1/8 1) We think that climate change is much less likely to cause human extinction (< .01% chance in the next century) vs other anthropogenic risks like pandemics or AI (@tobyordoxford estimates total existential risk in the next 100 years as 1 in 6).

2/8