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80,000 Hours PodcastJune 11, 2026

How AI could create the world’s biggest problems (article by Zershaaneh Qureshi)

1:19
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Rob Wiblin, Luisa Rodriguez
The 80,000 Hours team
June 11, 2026
Host-read (by Rob Wiblin, Luisa Rodriguez)Direct responseBaked-in adNon-profit
0:00 / 1:19
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Transcript

Learn more. Want to learn how you can contribute to making AI go well? Advanced AI poses many different challenges, like the chance AI systems will disempower humanity, enable small groups to gain unprecedented levels of control, or lead to the development of devastating new weapons. You can find full explanations of issues like these and what you can do about them in our series on the world's most pressing problems. Just go to 80000hours.org and search for problem profiles. Or you can check out our hub of AI career resources, 800000hours.org forward slash AI. If you're interested in working on any of these problems, we'd be especially excited to advise you on your next steps one-on-one. We can help you consider your options, make connections with others working on reducing risks from AI, and possibly even help you find jobs or funding opportunities, all for free. You can apply to speak with our team on our website.

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Episode

80,000 Hours Podcast
How AI could create the world’s biggest problems (article by Zershaaneh Qureshi)
Hosts: Rob Wiblin, Luisa Rodriguez
Publisher: The 80,000 Hours team