You could participate in the AGI Safety Fundamentals courseās Governance track, orāwhen the course isnāt runningāwork through all or part of the curriculum independently. This seems like an unusually good way for most people to learn about AI risk and AI governance (from a longtermist or existential-risk-focused perspective).
But Iād suggest being discerning with this list, as I also think that some of those ideas are relatively low-priority and that the arguments presented for prioritizing those particular ideas are relatively weak, at least from a longtermist/āexistential-risk-focused perspective.
Strong +1 to the āwork through all or part of the curriculum independentlyā. Having participated in AGISF (governance track), Iād say that >95% of the value for me came from doing the reading, as opposed to participating in the discussion sessions.
(I donāt want this comment to be seen as a negative review of the discussionsāIām mainly making this point because I think almost anyone can get significant value out of following the curriculum themselves, and so Iād like to nudge people toward feeling agency and viewing self study as A Thing You Can Do.)
Resources that are only relevant to people interested in AI governance and (to some extent) technical AI safety
EAGx Oxford 2022 AI Governance Resources
You could participate in the AGI Safety Fundamentals courseās Governance track, orāwhen the course isnāt runningāwork through all or part of the curriculum independently. This seems like an unusually good way for most people to learn about AI risk and AI governance (from a longtermist or existential-risk-focused perspective).
Description of some organizations relevant to long-term AI governance (non-exhaustive) (2021) collects and overviews some organizations you might be interested in applying to. (This link is from week 7 of the AGI Safety Fundamentals courseās Governance track.)
I think Some AI Governance Research Ideas would be my top recommendation for a public list of AI governance research ideas.
But Iād suggest being discerning with this list, as I also think that some of those ideas are relatively low-priority and that the arguments presented for prioritizing those particular ideas are relatively weak, at least from a longtermist/āexistential-risk-focused perspective.
Strong +1 to the āwork through all or part of the curriculum independentlyā. Having participated in AGISF (governance track), Iād say that >95% of the value for me came from doing the reading, as opposed to participating in the discussion sessions.
(I donāt want this comment to be seen as a negative review of the discussionsāIām mainly making this point because I think almost anyone can get significant value out of following the curriculum themselves, and so Iād like to nudge people toward feeling agency and viewing self study as A Thing You Can Do.)