Glad to hear that you’re interested in these topics. It’s a good area to pursue work in.
Regarding how to get involved, to a large extent my advice is just general advice for getting involved in any area: study, network, and pursue opportunities as you get them. The networking can often be the limiting factor for people new to something. I would keep an eye on fellowship programs, such as the ones listed here. One of those is the GCRI Advising and Collaboration Program, which to a large extent exists to provide an entry point for people interested in these topics. We try to connect participants to other people in our networks to help them get plugged in. That said, I would encourage you to not restrict yourself to formal programs like these, but instead to try to create your own opportunities. Finally, regarding AI policy specifically, it’s good to monitor ongoing policy initiatives, e.g. this in the US, and research on AI policy, especially on the gcr/xrisk dimensions, e.g. GCRI’s AI research (though definitely look at more than just GCRI). If you can draw connections between ongoing policy initiatives and the ideas being developed in research, that’s a really valuable skill that there will almost certainly be continued demand for over the years.
Glad to hear that you’re interested in these topics. It’s a good area to pursue work in.
Regarding how to get involved, to a large extent my advice is just general advice for getting involved in any area: study, network, and pursue opportunities as you get them. The networking can often be the limiting factor for people new to something. I would keep an eye on fellowship programs, such as the ones listed here. One of those is the GCRI Advising and Collaboration Program, which to a large extent exists to provide an entry point for people interested in these topics. We try to connect participants to other people in our networks to help them get plugged in. That said, I would encourage you to not restrict yourself to formal programs like these, but instead to try to create your own opportunities. Finally, regarding AI policy specifically, it’s good to monitor ongoing policy initiatives, e.g. this in the US, and research on AI policy, especially on the gcr/xrisk dimensions, e.g. GCRI’s AI research (though definitely look at more than just GCRI). If you can draw connections between ongoing policy initiatives and the ideas being developed in research, that’s a really valuable skill that there will almost certainly be continued demand for over the years.