Early stage policy jobs at 'AI safety organisations' seem to be very competitive at the moment. For people who need a certain level of financial stability, it is very ok to take a day job that isn't working on AI safety-relevant policy, and build your knowledge, network and credibility part-time, or as one part of a wider job.
Something I think should encourage a very large pool of aspiring policy professionals are the number of people who are approximately at the ~zenith of their issue space right now who were effectively nonentities five or fewer years ago.
Early stage policy jobs at 'AI safety organisations' seem to be very competitive at the moment. For people who need a certain level of financial stability, it is very ok to take a day job that isn't working on AI safety-relevant policy, and build your knowledge, network and credibility part-time, or as one part of a wider job.
Yes - completely agree!
Something I think should encourage a very large pool of aspiring policy professionals are the number of people who are approximately at the ~zenith of their issue space right now who were effectively nonentities five or fewer years ago.
thoughts on PhDs outside of policy? eg science and engineering research
How to identify the fast risers that you refer to?
Chase the Ai rabbit all the way down the hole. That is where the future lives.