Part 5: The world’s biggest problems and why they’re not what first comes to mind
The 80,000 Hours Career Guide — Find a fulfilling career that does good
September 3, 202330m 12s
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Show Notes
Answer: Most people in rich countries who aim to do good work on health, poverty, and education in their home country. But health in poor countries is a bigger, more solvable problem, and only receives 4% of charitable donations. And we argue there are even bigger and more neglected issues, such as those involving existential risks and smarter-than-human AI.
Here we explain what we’ve learnt about the world’s most urgent problems.