Bonus: Preventing an AI-Related Catastrophe
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How to Reduce Existential Risks From Artificial Intelligence
We estimate there are around 300 people working directly on reducing the chances of an AI-related existential catastrophe. Of these, about two-thirds are working on technical AI safety research. The rest is split between strategy and other governance research and advocacy. To compare the $50 million spent on AI safety in 2020 to other well-known risks, we're currently spending several hundreds of billions per year on tackling climate change. We think your impact working on risks from AI could be much higher than working on many other areas.
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