{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"80,000 Hours Podcast","title":"How to get into AI safety in 3 months (article reading by career advisor Matt Beard)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1085,"description":"The AI safety field has grown by about 30x in the last eight years. Yet it is still in need of more people. Many want to help, but don’t know where to start.\nAs an advisor at 80,000 Hours, Matt Beard spoke with hundreds of talented candidates, and found himself repeating the same advice on almost every call. As he puts it: “These steps are hard, but they’re not particularly complicated.” And if you’re “efficient and driven,” he thinks you can pivot within three months.\nThat doesn’t mean quitting your job to study full time. A steady effort of 30 minutes a day can go much further than frenzied hours of weekend studying. Matt suggests articles you can consume during your morning coffee or commute.\nThis narration covers his full crash course, from foundational reading to landing a spot in one of the field’s many fellowships and incubators.\nRead Matt’s original article on Substack: https://80000hours.substack.com/p/how-to-get-into-ai-safety-in-3-months\nNote: Since writing the article, Matt has left 80,000 Hours for a role at Coefficient Giving.\nChapters:\nMatt's introduction (00:00:00)\n1. Build your foundational knowledge and AI safety context (00:01:00)\n2. Identify the in-demand skills you have or could build (00:03:50)\n3. Apply for fellowships and jobs (00:06:03)\n4. Networking is cliche, but seriously, you should go talk to people (00:08:12)\n5. If you aren't breaking through to jobs or fellowships yet, do deliberate practice and develop a portfolio of side projects (00:10:37)\n6. Work in public and tighten your feedback loops (00:12:15)\n7. Don't wait for permission to do the kinds of work that you want to be doing. (00:14:20) \nImposter syndrome, burnout, and acknowledging how hard this all is. (00:15:40)\n\nResources from 80,000 Hours:\n11 essential readings on AI safety, risk, and alignment\nCareer reviews in AI safety\nCareer services: our AI advisor, free 1:1 career advising, and job board\nOur top tips for successful networking\nSurvey results: what AI safety orgs want...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VO1STE7hN95RRg9QdLo4soV2VhhbR9PF5ZZlRhDYcwE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNDAyLzE2ODM1/NDQ1NDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}