Learning Objectives
- Understand the full ecosystem of AI safety careers beyond technical research
- Assess your personal fit across different career paths using structured frameworks
- Identify concrete next steps: programs, fellowships, and entry points available now
Core Readings
Recommended
AI Safety Needs More Than EngineersAvital Morris · 2026
AI Safety's Biggest Talent Gap Isn't Researchers. It's Generalists.Topaz, Covarrubias, Bates, Mahajan & Kairos · 2026
How to Use Your Career to Reduce Risks From AI80,000 Hours
AI Governance and PolicyCody Fenwick
AI Safety Technical ResearchBenjamin Hilton · 2024
Building the Field of AI SafetyAaron Gertler · 2026
Planning to AdaptBenjamin Todd · 2021
What 3,654 Job Postings Tell Us About Talent Needs in AI SafetyWeronika Żurek · 2026
AI Safety and Governance as High-Impact Career PathsProbably Good
Further Reading
Call to VigilanceHolden Karnofsky · 2021
The World's Desperate Need for AI StrategistsMiles Brundage & Robert Wiblin
I Reviewed Hundreds of AI Safety Applications. Here's What Actually MattersGeorg Lange
AI Safety Undervalues FoundersLessWrong
How to Speedrun Your AI Safety Job Search and UpskillingEA Forum