Michael_Wiebe comments on Does 80,000 Hours focus too much on AI risk?

Michael_Wiebe 3 Nov 2019 5:15 UTC
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Note that 80k sometimes takes a softer tone, eg here:
An individual can only focus on one or two areas at a time, but a large group of people working together should most likely spread out over several.
When this happens, there are additional factors to consider when choosing a problem area. Instead of aiming to identify the single most pressing issue at the margin, the aim is to work out:
1. The ideal allocation of people over issues, and which direction that allocation should move in.
2. Where your comparative advantage lies compared to others in the group.
We call this the ‘portfolio approach’.