🤖 What can we do about AI and big risks?
AI is spreading into almost everything, and a few rare risks, like pandemics, nuclear war and advanced AI out of control, could do enormous damage quickly.
🙋 What I can do
Learn how to use AI well in your own work, and check what it tells you before you rely on it.
If you’re choosing a career, consider working on these risks. 80,000 Hours gives free advice on how.
🤝 What we can do as a society
Govern AI, and share its gains. Safety rules and testing for the most powerful AI systems, preparation for pandemics, and a share of the gains from automation for everyone.
Impact of Artificial IntelligenceThese risks get little attention and little money compared with the harm they could cause, so even a small extra effort counts.
Ask your representatives for AI safety rules and pandemic preparation, and support research and organisations working on these risks.