Can I help even if I don’t study computer science?
Yes! AI Alignment needs technical researchers with experience in CS, math, physics, SymSys, engineering, etc. But it also needs people with all kinds of other backgrounds and skills!
Non-CS/mathy roles
Policy work (e.g., public policy, law, international relations, economics) to shape coordination on AI development
History of Science and Forecasting research to understand trends in AI development
Journalism and science communication to spread awareness and keep decisions makers informed
Information and computer security to protect state of the art models from malicious actors
Social science (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology) research to answer a whole bunch of important questions
Evolutionary biology research to understand selection effects and the development of intelligence
Operations and support at organizations working on AI Alignment
Neuroscience and philosophy work to better understand how minds work
Engineering to create the infrastructure for safe AI development
And more, including management and human resources at organizations working on AI Alignment, graphic design or video creation around eduction on these risks
If you were starting college and wanted to get into AI Alignment, we tentatively think these are the programs that would best help you
Computer Science
Symbolic Systems
Science, Technology, and Society
Mathematics
Public Policy
International Relations
Philosophy
Electrical Engineering