How can I build a career in AI alignment?

We have articles with specific advice on building a career in AI alignment depending on which part of the problem you want to help solve.

To work on the theory of how to align an AI:

• How can I do conceptual, mathematical, or philosophical work on AI alignment?

• How can I use a background in the social sciences to help with AI alignment?

To use your engineering skills to advance AI alignment:

• I’d like to do experimental work (i.e. ML, coding) for AI alignment. What should I do?

To work on coordinating to avoid AI existential risk:

• How can I work on AI policy?

To work on advocacy and outreach for AI safety ideas:

• How can I work on public AI safety outreach?

• How can I work on AI safety outreach in academia and among experts?

To work on supporting AI safety research and other efforts:

• How can I do organizational or operations work around AI alignment?

• How can I help AI alignment researchers be more effective?

• I’d like to be a lead researcher / mentor / advisor. How can I do this?

• I’m interested in providing significant financial support to AI alignment. How should I go about this?

• How can I work on assessing AI alignment projects and distributing grants?

To prepare or orient yourself to work on AI safety:

• How do I know whether I'm a good fit for work on AI safety?

• What subjects should I study at university to prepare myself for alignment research?

• What should I do with my idea for helping with AI alignment?

• I'd like to help with AI safety, but after reading the other articles, I'm still not clear on how. How can I figure this out?