Ideas for high-impact careers beyond our priority paths

Abstract

This article lists career options beyond priority paths that seem promising for positively influencing the long-term future. These include becoming a historian of large societal trends, inflection points, progress, or collapse; fulfilling non-technical roles in leading AI labs; working as a research manager or a personal assistant; pursuing policy careers from a long-termist perspective; specializing in Russia, India, or other potentially powerful countries; becoming an expert in AI hardware or information security; communicating important ideas as a public intellectual; pursuing journalism; specializing in formal verification; meeting a need in the effective altruism community; pursuing non-profit entrepreneurship; creating or managing a long-term philanthropic fund; or exploring a potentially pressing problem area. Each career choice is discussed in terms of its potential impact, required skills and experience, and possible challenges. – AI-generated abstract.