Ben Todd, co-founder of 80,000 Hours and author of the newly rewritten book by the same name, shares his latest thinking on how individuals can position their careers to improve the chances that AI benefits humanity. They discuss AI timelines reframed around personal impact, top global risks including loss of control over AI systems and dangerous power concentration, the pros and cons of working at frontier AI labs, and undervalued emerging concerns like AI welfare and space governance. Ben also assesses the current funding landscape and whether to join existing organizations or start new ones.LINKS:80,000 Hours homepageNick Bostrom Astronomical WasteAI 2027 forecastAjeya Cotra AI timelinesMETR evaluations researchRedwood Research homepageAI tools existential securityGradual disempowerment EA ForumWhy viatopia is importantBenjamin Todd author pageThe Precipice Wikipedia pageForethought Research homepageCatalyze Impact homepageHorizon Public Service FellowshipGradual Disempowerment paperMark Humphries faculty profileAndrew Ng discussion threadCognitive Revolution show homeCognitive Revolution Apple PodcastsSponsors:Sequence: Sequence handles the full revenue workflow for complex pricing, from quoting and metering to invoicing, revenue recognition, and collections. Book a public demo at https://sequencehq.com and use code COGNISM in the source field to save 20% off year oneClaude: Claude by Anthropic is an AI collaborator that understands your workflow and helps you tackle research, writing, coding, and organization with deep context. Get started with Claude and explore Claude Pro at https://claude.ai/tcr