A member of my group asked this question to me recently and I wasn’t sure how to respond. To make my question more specific take the following scenario:
A talented American undergrad inspired by EA wants to work in policy to positively shape biosecurity and AI policy. Let’s say they’re fairly confident they have both the skills, personality, and ambition to be a successful politician. They also feel they could be successful doing more ordinary policy work perhaps as a staffer, at a think tank, or as a lobbyist. Do you encourage them to do the latter or roll the dice and try to get elected to Congress.
I want to know the extent to which EA policy ideas are bottlenecked by politicians willing to advocate for them or people on the ground developing and lobbying for them.
[Question] How can I best use my career to pass impactful AI and Biosecurity policy.
A member of my group asked this question to me recently and I wasn’t sure how to respond. To make my question more specific take the following scenario:
A talented American undergrad inspired by EA wants to work in policy to positively shape biosecurity and AI policy. Let’s say they’re fairly confident they have both the skills, personality, and ambition to be a successful politician. They also feel they could be successful doing more ordinary policy work perhaps as a staffer, at a think tank, or as a lobbyist. Do you encourage them to do the latter or roll the dice and try to get elected to Congress.
I want to know the extent to which EA policy ideas are bottlenecked by politicians willing to advocate for them or people on the ground developing and lobbying for them.