Should you work on climate change or AI risk? Mitigating antibiotic resistance or preventing bioterrorism? Preventing disease in low-income countries or reducing the harms of factory farming?
Your choice of problem area can matter a lot. But a lot of people under-invest in building a view of which problems they think are most pressing.
EA Anywhere Discussion: Why many people underrate cause prioritization
Should you work on climate change or AI risk? Mitigating antibiotic resistance or preventing bioterrorism? Preventing disease in low-income countries or reducing the harms of factory farming?
Your choice of problem area can matter a lot. But a lot of people under-invest in building a view of which problems they think are most pressing.
As a preparation, please read this post: Why many people underrate investigating the problem they work on
This is a beginner-friendly event, so feel free to join even if you haven’t interacted much with EA!