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How to thrive under pressure (or at least fail gracefully)
Jun 5
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Aaron Gertler
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How three mid-career professionals found work in AI safety
Firsthand stories of successful AI safety career pivots from communications, consulting, and finance
Jun 1
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Matt Beard
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May 2026
We’ve Been Blown Away by the Support for Our Book Launch
Sharing our gratitude for the kind words from Cate Hall, Andy Masley, Bentham’s Bulldog, and many others
May 29
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Matt Beard
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How to become a better applicant in one week
Most of our advice helps you play the long game: deciding what to work on, finding a fellowship, or building a network from scratch.
May 22
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Landmark new METR report: Can AIs already start 'rogue deployments' inside AI companies?
Rob Wiblin explores what happened when Anthropic hired a human expert to imagine they were 'evil Claude' and see what they could get away with inside…
May 20
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We reviewed over 60 studies about what makes for a dream job. Here’s what we found.
We all want to find a dream job, but what does they actually mean? Decades of research has found five key factors, and it's not as simple as "following…
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May 20
Have Mythos' cyber capabilities been overstated?
Rob Wiblin reacts to the claim that he was too alarmist about Anthropic's Mythos in his recent explainer.
May 12
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My favorite things 80,000 Hours published last month
80,000 Hours publishes a lot of new content every month.
May 8
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Avital Morris
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How to get into AI safety in 3 months
How to speedrun your skill-building and job search process
May 5
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Matt Beard
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Beyond benchmarks: how we might know if AI is really about to change everything
What will society look like in 2050? Ajeya Cotra has a stark answer: “I think there’s a pretty good chance that by 2050 the world will look as different…
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April 2026
The story behind the bad AI stat that moved markets and misled millions
How one terrible study tricked the press, politicians, and you
Apr 28
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How to succeed on Substack by Ozy Brennan
And why people who are motivated by impact (like you!) should post more often
Apr 24
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Ozy Brennan
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