80,000 Hours
How to make a difference with your career
80,000 Hours is a nonprofit that helps people use their careers to tackle the world's most pressing problems, with a current emphasis on AI safety and existential risks. It offers a free career guide, 1-on-1 advising, job board, podcast, and research on high-impact career paths. All resources are freely available, funded by donors without corporate sponsorship or advertising.
The platform provides research-backed career guides, a job board, podcast, and free 1-on-1 advising calls to help users find and pursue high-impact roles.
Individuals aged 18–45 who want to build high-impact careers addressing global problems, particularly AI risk
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