Hey Arthur! I don’t have any valuable advice to give you, but I just wanted to say I was also a BFI student in France who finished their Global Affairs project and graduated just last year. I didn’t really know what project idea to pick and wish I would’ve had the foresight to pick AGI since it would’ve been a lot more interesting than what I picked, so good for you! Good luck on your search for your Global Partner, good luck on your baccalaureate and try not to stress too much despite French schools being very stressful as we know :)
Thanks for your message @bluballoon it’s very kind of you, and its the little words that keep me motivated :) I was losing hope for partners but fortunately, things are starting to look better !
By curiosity, do you have any tips and tricks for the Global Affairs project which you wished you had known during the year ?
My teachers always told us to be as specific as possible when choosing the research question and topic. For example, instead of picking AGI as a topic which is very general, it would be something much more specific like “How has recent developments in AI research affected AGI timelines?” This way you can go into detail and cover everything in your presentation instead of needing to quickly summarise a very broad topic.
Of course this is just an example and you can pick something different, but as advice I would say try to be as specific as you can in your research question, and don’t be afraid to pivot slightly if your research leads you to finding a more interesting question.
Hey Arthur! I don’t have any valuable advice to give you, but I just wanted to say I was also a BFI student in France who finished their Global Affairs project and graduated just last year. I didn’t really know what project idea to pick and wish I would’ve had the foresight to pick AGI since it would’ve been a lot more interesting than what I picked, so good for you! Good luck on your search for your Global Partner, good luck on your baccalaureate and try not to stress too much despite French schools being very stressful as we know :)
Thanks for your message @bluballoon it’s very kind of you, and its the little words that keep me motivated :) I was losing hope for partners but fortunately, things are starting to look better !
By curiosity, do you have any tips and tricks for the Global Affairs project which you wished you had known during the year ?
My teachers always told us to be as specific as possible when choosing the research question and topic. For example, instead of picking AGI as a topic which is very general, it would be something much more specific like “How has recent developments in AI research affected AGI timelines?” This way you can go into detail and cover everything in your presentation instead of needing to quickly summarise a very broad topic.
Of course this is just an example and you can pick something different, but as advice I would say try to be as specific as you can in your research question, and don’t be afraid to pivot slightly if your research leads you to finding a more interesting question.
Hopefully that’s helpful!