China will likely play an especially influential role in determining the outcome of many of the biggest challenges of the next century. India also seems very likely to be important over the next few decades, and many other non-western countries — for example, Russia — are also major players on the world stage. A lack of understanding and coordination between all these countries and the West means we might not tackle those challenges as well as we can (and need to). So it's going to be very valuable to have more people gaining real experience with emerging powers, especially China, and then specialising in the intersection of emerging powers and pressing global problems.

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Outline:

(01:11) Key facts on fit

(01:25) Why is experience with an emerging power (especially China) valuable?

(05:03) Safety when spending time abroad

(05:34) What does building and using experience with an emerging power involve?

(08:01) Example people

(08:05) Jeffrey Ding

(08:30) How to evaluate your fit

(08:33) How to predict your fit in advance

(10:09) How to tell if you’re on track

(11:03) How to get started building experience with an emerging power

(12:47) Go to the country and learn the language

(13:34) Teaching English in an emerging power

(14:52) Build connections with people working on top problems

(15:31) Work in top foreign companies or a foreign office of a top Western company

(17:15) Do relevant graduate study

(17:20) Which subjects?

(18:28) Should you study in the country you’re gaining experience of?

(19:54) Work as a foreign journalist

(21:17) Work in philanthropy in an emerging power

(23:33) What other knowledge should you gain to have an impact?

(24:02) AI safety and strategy

(25:00) Biorisk

(25:29) International coordination and foreign policy

(26:18) Other global problems

(26:56) Once you have this skill, how can you best apply it to have an impact?

(28:48) Work in an AI lab in safety or policy

(29:41) Work at a think tank

(31:09) Work in roles focused on an emerging power in organisations focused on reducing existential risks

(31:47) Academic research in an emerging power

(32:28) Other options

(33:32) Find jobs that use experience with an emerging power

(33:51) Career paths we’ve reviewed that use this skill

(34:05) Learn more about building experience with an emerging power

(35:20) Learn about other high-impact careers

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