{"id":34412,"date":"2015-07-08T21:57:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T21:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/80000hours.org\/?page_id=34412"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:07:29","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet&nbsp;people"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nh1.padding-bottom-smallest {\n   padding-bottom: 1rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#meet-people-working-on-the-worlds-most-pressing-problems\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Meet people working on the world&#8217;s most pressing problems<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#attend-conferences\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.1<\/span> Attend conferences<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#join-a-local-group\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.2<\/span> Join a local group<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#visit-a-hub\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.3<\/span> Visit a hub<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#take-part-in-a-structured-virtual-programme\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.4<\/span> Take part in a structured virtual programme<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#build-an-online-presence\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.5<\/span> Build an online presence<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#hear-more-about-whats-happening\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.6<\/span> Hear more about what&#8217;s happening<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#explore-other-communities\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Explore other communities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#whats-next\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> What&#8217;s next?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Joining a community can be a great way to increase your impact \u2014 and a rewarding one, too.<\/p>\n<p>It can enable you to <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/community\/\">make hundreds of connections in one go<\/a> and coordinate with others to <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/coordination\/\">achieve more than you could individually<\/a>. Plus, many people find being part of a community motivating and meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>There are many great communities focused on doing good, but we&#8217;re especially excited about two we consider ourselves part of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>AI safety community<\/strong>:  people from a range of backgrounds \u2014 both technical and non-technical \u2014 working on risks from advanced AI, which we think are <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/problem-profiles\/\">the biggest issues facing humanity right now<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.effectivealtruism.org\/articles\/introduction-to-effective-altruism\">effective altruism<\/a> (EA) community<\/strong>, which we helped to found in 2011: a global network of people using evidence and reason to do good. Many members are working on problems we think are really pressing \u2014 including, but not limited to, AI risks. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This page explains how to get involved.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"meet-people-working-on-the-worlds-most-pressing-problems\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Meet people working on the world&#8217;s most pressing problems<\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"attend-conferences\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Attend conferences<\/h3>\n<p>Our top advice is to attend an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglobal.org\/events\/\">Effective Altruism Global conference<\/a>, where you&#8217;ll meet people working on a range of pressing world problems \u2014 including the risks from AI, biosecurity, ending factory farming, and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"well bg-gray-lighter margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<p>These events include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EAG(x) series and EA summits: locally organised conferences which have taken place across the world \u2014 including Santiago, Warsaw, Jaipur, Manila, Abuja, Sydney, Toronto, as well as virtually. They&#8217;re especially useful for newcomers to effective altruism. <\/li>\n<li>EAG series: global conferences targeted at people who are already familiar with effective altruism. They happen two or three times a year, usually in London and San Francisco, and travel grants are available.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.effectivealtruism.org\/ea-global\" title=\"\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\">Apply to these events<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you want to work on AI risks, also check out these conferences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neurips.cc\/\">NeurIPS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icml.cc\/\">ICML<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/iclr.cc\/\">ICLR<\/a>: the world&#8217;s leading AI conferences, taking place yearly in different cities around the world. Many attendees are working to tackle AI risks, and there are often workshops on AI safety. <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.far.ai\/events\/alignment-workshop\">FAR.AI Alignment Workshops<\/a>: a series of workshops on <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-safety-researcher\/\">AI alignment<\/a> that often take place around leading AI conferences like NeurIPS. Previous event locations include California, Vienna, and Singapore. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaseai.org\/\">IASEAI<\/a>: annual conferences in Paris, the first of which took place ahead of the 2025 AI Action Summit. It also has workshops you can apply for. <\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iliadconference.com\/\">ILIAD Conference<\/a>: a technical conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-safety-researcher\/\">AI alignment<\/a> taking place in Berkeley, California.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/tais2026.cc\/\">Technical AI Safety Conference (TAIS)<\/a>: a series of technical workshops that started in Tokyo, but have since expanded to the UK. The 2026 event will be in Oxford. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"join-a-local-group\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Join a local group<\/h3>\n<p>There are hundreds of EA groups in cities and universities around the world, and a growing number of AI safety groups. If you&#8217;re a student, we especially recommend getting involved in a university group.<\/p>\n<p>To find groups near you, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aisafety.com\/communities\">AISafety.com community page<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.effectivealtruism.org\/groups\">effective altruism directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"visit-a-hub\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Visit a hub<\/h3>\n<p>There are some cities with lots of people interested in these ideas \u2014 along with regular meetups, co-working spaces, and informal gatherings where you can meet them.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling to a hub isn&#8217;t practical for everyone. But if you&#8217;re excited by the idea and have the flexibility, it can be a great way to build relationships in the AI safety or EA community.<\/p>\n<p>A good way to get the most out of your visit is by planning it around a conference or local meetup.<\/p>\n<p>The main hubs are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The San Francisco Bay Area in California<\/li>\n<li>London, Oxford, and Cambridge in the UK <\/li>\n<li>Washington, DC (especially for US policy)<\/li>\n<li>Boston and Cambridge in Massachusetts (especially for biorisk)<\/li>\n<li>Plus New York, Sydney, Melbourne, Berlin, and many other major cities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"take-part-in-a-structured-virtual-programme\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Take part in a structured virtual programme<\/h3>\n<p>An online programme or course can help you build knowledge while connecting with others who are motivated to work on the same issues.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d especially recommend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BlueDot Impact courses: these multi-week programmes are the best ones we know of for getting up to speed with key concepts in AI safety and governance. The guided discussion format allows you to talk through your ideas with people who have similar interests.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluedotimpact.org\/\">Find courses and apply<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>EA Virtual Programs: guided group discussions on the core ideas behind effective altruism \u2014 including the importance of tackling AI risks \u2014 which take place over several weeks. There are programmes targeting different levels of familiarity with the concepts.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.effectivealtruism.org\/virtual-programs\/\">Find courses and apply<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"build-an-online-presence\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Build an online presence<\/h3>\n<p>Our top picks here are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.effectivealtruism.org\/posts\/fd3iQRkmCKCCL289u\/new-start-here-useful-links\">Effective Altruism Forum<\/a>: a place for thoughtful discussion of the ideas behind effective altruism and the high-impact work that people are doing. <\/li>\n<li>Joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/ai-alignment.slack.com\/join\/shared_invite\/zt-3oytsoq2q-nzMwWJqs5fl4H~VXA6FQTA#\/shared-invite\/email\">AI Alignment Slack<\/a>: brings together thousands of people who are interested in tackling AI risks. A place for discussion, sharing resources, and posting about events and opportunities. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also build an online presence on social media platforms. Our advisors sometimes recommend being active on X\/Twitter \u2014 it&#8217;s surprisingly effective for getting noticed and staying plugged in, especially if you&#8217;re interested in the <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/ai-policy-and-strategy\/\">AI policy<\/a> space.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to take some initiative to make yourself visible to an online community. Try writing a helpful blog post, leaving thoughtful comments on someone else&#8217;s tweet, or starting a discussion in a Slack channel.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also common to build your network by cold emailing people whose work you find interesting. This can feel daunting, and people won&#8217;t always reply \u2014 but as long as you&#8217;re respectful, there&#8217;s not much downside to reaching out! You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/articles\/email-scripts\/\">example email scripts<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"hear-more-about-whats-happening\" class=\"toc-anchor\"><\/span>Hear more about what&#8217;s happening<\/h3>\n<div class=\"well bg-gray-lighter margin-bottom margin-top padding-top-small padding-bottom-small\">\n<h4>Subscribe to the Effective Altruism Newsletter<\/h4>\n<p>You&#8217;ll have opportunities, community updates, and articles sent to your inbox each month.<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/effectivealtruism.us8.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=52b028e7f799cca137ef74763&amp;amp;id=51c1df13ac\" method=\"post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" id=\"ea-newsletter-signup-form\" class=\"form-newsletter-signup form-newsletter-signup-step-1 margin-bottom-smaller\">\n<div class=\"mc-field-group input-group\"> <label for=\"newsletter-signup-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"control-label sr-only\">Email Address (required)<\/label> <input placeholder=\"Email address\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"form-control newsletter-signup-email\"\/><span class=\"input-group-btn\"> <button class=\"btn btn-primary newsletter-signup-subscribe\">Subscribe<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup-result hidden alert margin-top-small no-margin-bottom\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <input type=\"text\" name=\"b_52b028e7f799cca137ef74763_51c1df13ac\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"\/> <\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"hidden\" value=\"80000hours.org\" name=\"SOURCE\"\/> <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p><script> \/\/ Handler for newsletter signup form (function ($, cookies) { $('#ea-newsletter-signup-form').on('submit', function (event) { event.preventDefault() var form = $(this) \/\/ swap form action for mailchimp AJAX URL var url = form.attr('action').replace('\/post?', '\/post-json?').concat('&c=?') var requestData = {} var resultDiv = form.find('.newsletter-signup-result') var submitButton = form.find('.newsletter-signup-subscribe') \/\/ notify user of processing resultDiv .removeClass('hidden') .removeClass('alert-danger') .removeClass('alert-success') .addClass('alert-info') .text('Processing...') \/\/ disable submit button while processing submitButton .addClass('disabled') .removeClass('btn-success') .addClass('btn-default') \/\/ based on https:\/\/github.com\/scdoshi\/jquery-ajaxchimp\/blob\/dev-2.0\/src\/jquery.ajaxchimp.js $.each(form.serializeArray(), function (index, item) { requestData[item.name] = item.value }) \/\/ make request $.ajax({ method: 'GET', url: url, data: requestData, dataType: 'json', contentType: 'application\/json; charset=utf-8' }) .done(function (data) { if (data.result === 'success') { \/\/ hide form controls form.find('.controls').addClass('hidden') \/\/ notify user resultDiv .removeClass('alert-danger') .removeClass('alert-info') .addClass('alert-success') .html(['<strong>Success:<\/strong> a confirmation email has been sent to ', requestData.EMAIL, '. 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Depending on your priorities and worldview, one of these might be a better fit.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re interested in working on a specific global problem, such as biosecurity or factory farming, there is probably at least one community (or several) in that field.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re focused on a particular approach to doing good \u2014 like academia, journalism, or entrepreneurship \u2014 you could try to attend events for people specifically in those fields.<\/li>\n<li>There are also political and ideological communities dedicated to broad ways of doing good \u2014 such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_entrepreneurship\">social entrepreneurship<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Progress_studies\">progress studies<\/a>, socialism, libertarianism, and social justice. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-guide\/community\/#finding-the-right-community-for-you\">how to find the right community for you<\/a> in our full article on the value of joining a community.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s often worth exploring several different communities to find out which environments suit you the best. Having connections across multiple communities also helps you maintain perspective and avoid echo chamber effects.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you don&#8217;t <em>have<\/em> to join a community to have a big impact \u2014 and every community will have some downsides. 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