A · The big picture (30 min)
- Effective Altruism — the ideas in brief ↗Why this community exists.
- EA Forum — AI safety topic ↗Current community discussion.
- Future of Life Institute ↗AI risk, policy wins, and open letters.
Working surface · pick a path, in order
New to AI safety? Start here.
Three short sequences. Each is ordered — read top to bottom. Curation is a draft SAMPLE.
B · Technical alignment (1–2 hrs)
- Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) ↗Foundational alignment research agenda.
- Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI), Berkeley ↗Academic alignment research.
- 80,000 Hours — AI as a problem profile ↗Where technical work matters most.
C · Policy & careers (1 hr)
- 80,000 Hours career guide ↗How to aim a career at the problem.
- GiveWell ↗ and Giving What We Can ↗Doing good with donations, EA-style.
- Meet the Minnesota scene →Talk to humans, locally.