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80000 Hours
Artificial Intelligence
AGI
Great Power Conflict
Automation
Gradual Disempowerment
Congress
Existential Risk
Nuclear Weapons
Artificial General Intelligence
White House
Power Concentration
Power-Seeking AI
AI Safety
Field Building
Security
AI Policy
Labor Market
Federal Agencies
Think Tanks and Advocacy Organizations
Epistemic Interference

Narrations of articles from 80000hours.org. Expect evidence-based career advice and research on the world’s most pressing problems. For interviews and discussions, subscribe to The 80,000 Hours Podcast. Some articles are narrated by the authors, while others are read by AI.

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What are the most pressing world problems? Frequently asked questions.
Q: Question, how can I figure out my own list of world problems?
The process involves clarifying your values and worldview, learning frameworks for comparing issues, generating ideas, and then ranking and testing your assumptions, using our problem profiles as reference points.
What are the most pressing world problems? Frequently asked questions.
Q: Question, why do you have a list if you don't think it's right?
We acknowledge uncertainty and potential errors, emphasizing that the list is a best-effort, evidence-informed guide to help people think about prioritization and to invite others to examine and refine the views.
What are the most pressing world problems? Frequently asked questions.
Q: Question, what are these lists based on?
The lists are based on a framework that compares issues by their scale, neglectedness, and tractability to identify where an additional person can have the greatest impact.

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This narrations-focused lineup targets thoughtful, evidence-based career guidance and global risk analysis, with frequent turns toward AI safety, biosecurity, and policy. Episodes explore how individuals can contribute at scale—from field-building and governance to startup entrepreneurship and policy roles—while highlighting career design, practical impact pathways, and the ethics of high-stakes tech, research, and governance. A notable strength is the emphasis on structured, research-backed pathways rather than hype, plus occasional narrations by the authors themselves, which can offer a clearer alignment with the source material. Listeners are likely drawn to rigorous analysis of future-facing problems, practical steps for influencing out... more

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