Benjamin Hilton

Benjamin is a research analyst at 80,000 Hours. Before joining 80,000 Hours, he worked for the UK Government and did some economics and physics research.

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Nuclear weapons – Problem profile
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2024-07-19 | +53 | 0 comments

Nuclear weapons safety and security - Career review
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2024-05-16 | +51 | 0 comments

80,000 Hours’ new series on building skills
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2024-02-14 | +95 | 0 comments

Announcing the new 80,000 Hours Career Guide, by Benjamin Todd
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2023-09-04 | +158 | 0 comments

Should you work at a leading AI lab? (including in non-safety roles)
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2023-07-25 | +38 | 0 comments

AI safety technical research - Career review
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2023-07-17 | +49 | 0 comments

Give feedback on the new 80,000 Hours career guide
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2023-05-23 | +65 | 0 comments

How many people are working (directly) on reducing existential risk from AI?
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2023-01-17 | +117 | 0 comments

What could an AI-caused existential catastrophe actually look like?
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2022-09-12 | +57 | 0 comments

Preventing an AI-related catastrophe - Problem profile
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2022-08-29 | +137 | 0 comments

Risks from atomically precise manufacturing - Problem profile
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2022-08-09 | +53 | 0 comments

Climate change - 80,000 Hours
by Benjamin Hilton @ 2022-06-06 | +21 | 0 comments

Data collection for AI alignment - Career review
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2022-06-03 | +34 | 0 comments

Climate change - Problem profile
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2022-05-18 | +64 | 0 comments

Software engineering - Career review
by Benjamin Hilton, 80000_Hours @ 2022-02-08 | +93 | 0 comments