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China-related AI safety and governance paths (Article)

47 minutes Posted Feb 23, 2023 at 10:25 pm.

Summary

Section 1: Why pursue this path?

Reason #1. Safely managing the introduction of AI may require unprecedented international coordination.

Reason #2. Coordination between China and the US on AI safety would require deliberate effort.x

Reason #4. You could help pioneer the subfield of China–Western coordination on AI safety and governance.

5. Gaining and leveraging expertise on China is a promising option in general.

Section 2: Arguments against pursuing this path

Argument #1. It’s far from guaranteed you’d have a large impact in this career.

Argument #2. There is a possibility of doing harm.

Argument #3. There are potential abuses of AI-enabled technology.

Argument #4. There are complex international political considerations and uncertainties.

Section 3: Ideas for where to aim longer term

Heading: Paths that are likely most suitable for people of Chinese citizenship and/or heritage

Heading: Paths for which citizenship is less likely to be an important consideration

Heading: Paths for which the relevance of citizenship is unclear

Section 4: Alternative routes that we haven’t investigated

Section 5: Personal fit

Bilingualism and/or cross-cultural communication skills

Strong networking abilities (especially for policy roles)

Good judgement and prudence

Speak with a specialist advisor

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In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads our career review of China-related AI safety and governance paths.

Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.

You might also want to check out Benjamin Todd and Brian Tse's article on Improving China-Western coordination on global catastrophic risks.

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Editing and narration: Perrin Walker
Audio proofing: Katy Moore

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