Some of the deadliest events in history have been pandemics. In fact, we think that technological developments could cause biological disasters worse than any to date. Our 11-minute explainer looks at these risks and sets out why we think working to reduce them is one of the most promising ways to safeguard the future of humanity:
About us
We provide advice to graduates who want to use their careers to make a big positive impact in the world. We have an online guide that tells you new ways to make an impact, and a community to help you take action. Our advice is based on years of research with academics at Oxford. We’re a nonprofit, so everything we provide is free. 80,000 Hours is an Effective Ventures project. Effective Ventures Foundation (UK) (EV UK) is a charity in England and Wales (with registered charity number 1149828, registered company number 07962181, and is also a Netherlands registered tax-deductible entity ANBI 825776867). Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc. (EV US) is a section 501(c)(3) organisation in the USA (EIN 47-1988398). EV UK and EV US are separate charities that collaborate closely under the “Effective Ventures” name.
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- career advice, evidence-based decision making, cost-effective philanthropy, social impact consulting, and social impact career advice
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We've added 84 new roles to our job board since last week! 💡 This includes positions at: • Horizon Institute for Public Service • Sentinel Bio • Fortify Health • Albert Schweitzer Foundation. Check out all 891 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org
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We've added 133 new roles to our job board since last week! 🌟 This includes positions at: • Animal Legal Defense Fund • European Union • The White House • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Check out all 875 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org
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We've added 128 new roles to our job board since last week! 📈 This includes positions at: • Evidence Action • GiveWell • cFactual • Deep Science Ventures. Check out all 902 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org
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We've added 118 new roles to our job board since last week! 🚀 This includes positions at: • The UK AI Safety Institute (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) • Malaria Consortium • Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) • GiveDirectly. Check out all 856 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org
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The US government is likely to be a key actor in how advanced AI is developed and used in society, whether directly or indirectly. We think a significant number of people should build expertise to work on US policy relevant to the long-term effects and potentially catastrophic risks of the development and use of AI. Read our revised and updated article for more on the arguments in favour and against working in this area:
Working in US AI policy
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We've added 81 new roles to our job board since last week! ✨ This includes positions at: • Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists • Innovate Animal Ag • Founders Pledge • Center for AI Safety. Check out all 847 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org
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Among the world's most pressing problems, there are many ideas for new organisations that seem impactful — but it seems like there’s comparatively few people able to execute on them. Founder skills are rare, which means that if you do have these skills, using them is a very impactful thing to do. Read more about how founding a new organisation to tackle a pressing global problem can be extremely high impact:
Founder of new projects tackling top problems - Career review
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We've added 119 new roles to our job board since last week! 📈 This includes positions at: • The UK AI Safety Institute (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) • Founders Pledge • GiveDirectly • Evidence Action. Check out all 857 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org
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We've added 96 new roles to our job board since last week! 🚀 This includes positions at: • CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) • Charity Entrepreneurship/AIM • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Anthropic. Check out all 832 vacancies ➡ jobs.80000hours.org
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