Assumed audience: Mid career technical researchers considering moving into AI Safety research, career advisors in the EA/AI Safety space, AI Safety employers and grantmakers Nonetl;dr AI career advice orgs, prominently 80,000 Hours, encourage career moves into AI risk roles, including mid‑career pivots into roles in AI safety research labs. Without side information, that advice is not credible for mid‑career readers, because it does not have a calibration mechanism. Advice organizations i...
