80,000 Hours

Some of the deadliest events in history have been pandemics. In fact, we think that technological developments could cause biological disasters worse than any to date. Our 11-minute explainer looks at these risks and sets out why we think working to reduce them is one of the most promising ways to safeguard the future of humanity:

We've added 99 new roles to our job board since last week! ⭐ This includes positions at: • Epoch • Evidence Action • The UK Government's AI Safety Institute • Animal Equality. Check out all 852 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org

We've added 94 new roles to our job board since last week! ⭐ This includes positions at: • Open Philanthropy • AI governance at UNESCO • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Nuclear Threat Initiative. Check out all 875 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org

We've added 129 new roles to our job board since last week! 🚀 This includes positions at: • ML Alignment & Theory Scholars • Clean Air Fund • Compassion in World Farming • Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford). Check out all 923 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org

Can the work of a single person save a million lives? Adapted from our career guide, this 13-minute explainer from Rational Animations takes a look at key ideas and concepts around how to have more positive impact on the world with your career.

We've added 126 new roles to our job board since last week! 🚀 This includes positions at: • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) • Founders Pledge • United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs • GiveWell. Check out all 917 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org

We've added 116 new roles to our job board since last week! ✨ This includes positions at: • The European AI Office (European Union) • National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) (US Government) • The Insect Institute • The Good Food Institute. Check out all 909 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org

We recently interviewed more than a dozen biosecurity experts about misconceptions and mistakes that they believe are common in their field. Here are some of the areas of disagreement that came up: - What lessons should we learn from COVID-19? - Is it better to focus on standard approaches to biosecurity or search for the highest-leverage interventions? - Should we prioritise preparing for the most likely pandemics or the most destructive pandemics — and is there even a genuine trade-off between these priorities? - How big a deal are “information hazards” in biosecurity? - How should people most worried about global catastrophic risks engage with the rest of the biosecurity community? - How big a threat are bioweapons?

Join us at 80,000 Hours! 🌍 We’re expanding our operations team to help us build the organisation and systems supporting our mission: to get talented people working on the world’s most pressing problems. Find out more about the roles we’re hiring for and apply by 24 March: 

We've added 116 new roles to our job board since last week! 🙌 This includes positions at: • Google DeepMind • Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) • New Incentives • Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) Check out all 931 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org