Wow Tristan, Wow!
Thanks for putting this together, I read it carefully and it’s incredibly useful for career planning. 
A fully structured overview like this is rare.

I especially appreciated the split between career choice (aptitudes > causes) and job search (treating rejections as normal, building capital outside EA), and how clearly you highlight ops/management as a real gap.

The “no sorting hat”, “fit first”, and “apply widely but expect slow vetting” framing is spot‑on. It also matches what we see locally in terms of timelines and expectations.

I’ll be using this as a reference in intro sessions and advising conversations here in Madrid, it’s one of the clearest maps of career landscape I’ve seen. 🥳

Wow, great job, I really enjoyed how you integrated the five considerations into a coherent framework, especially the parts on moral seriousness and the career‑donations relationship. 
I know several people working full‑time in AIS who had never considered that their donations might need to reflect other parts of their values.

I think this kind of structure would be especially useful in newer or non‑English‑speaking communities (e.g., EA groups in Spanish), where many people arrive with strong intuitions about global poverty but much less exposure to longtermism.

If you ever turn this into a more pedagogical resource (a graphic, a short checklist, concrete splits like 60/25/15, etc.), it will be very helpful to use it in intro sessions here in EA Madrid and in other Spanish‑speaking groups. 💪🏽

Hello @Toby Tremlett I'm planning to write about building AI Safety education infrastructure for Spanish-speaking communities.

The post would cover: why the current English-only ecosystem creates real talent bottlenecks, what's needed beyond just running study groups (facilitator training, community infrastructure, sustainable funding models), and what I'm learning as I start coordinating EA Madrid and exploring these questions with the community.

Would this be valuable for the Forum?

Content:

• More visibility for non-English-speaking EA communities and their challenges
• Discussions on alternative career paths in EA beyond traditional org roles
• Conversations about building EA capacity in underserved regions/languages

Features:

• Better ways to connect people working on similar regional/language-specific projects
• Space for collaborative project development, not just finished work

Meta:

• Highlight work from EA communities outside UK/US, there's great work happening globally that deserves more visibility

I really appreciate you sharing this. The work you’re building speaks to me, and I’d like to apply for the role. Wishing you all the best with Impact First and the New Year 🥳

Simón, gracias por abrir esta conversación tan necesaria.

Participo en EA Madrid y estoy estudiando con BlueDot Impact, y una de las primeras barreras que vi fue exactamente esta: la ausencia casi total de recursos en español para quienes quieren profundizar más allá de lo básico.

Coincido completamente en que no se trata solo de traducir, sino de generar contenido original que dialogue con las realidades de nuestros contextos. Cuando intento explicar AI safety o cost-effectiveness a colegas en Madrid o a mi red en Colombia, constantemente me encuentro traduciendo no solo palabras, sino conceptos que necesitan ser reenmarcados para que resuenen en nuestras realidades.

Tu punto sobre la producción académica es crucial. He visto de primera mano cómo la "apariencia foránea" de EA genera resistencia en círculos profesionales y académicos en España y LatAm. Sin un corpus robusto en español que demuestre la aplicabilidad de estas ideas a nuestros contextos específicos, seguiremos siendo percibidos como un movimiento importado.

Respecto a la pregunta de Agustín sobre sacrificar alcance: creo que hay espacio para ambos. Posts sobre experiencias de community building en contextos hispanohablantes, adaptaciones de programas como BlueDot Impact a LatAm, o análisis de cost-effectiveness en políticas públicas específicas de nuestra región son inherentemente más valiosos en español, incluso si su alcance global es menor.

Me sumo a la invitación. Soy cloud architect en transición hacia roles de operations en EA, con experiencia en gobernanza de IA, y estaría encantada de contribuir escribiendo sobre:

• Experiencias construyendo comunidad tech en Madrid con perspectiva EA
• Barreras y oportunidades para profesionales tech hispanohablantes entrando a EA
• Adaptación de frameworks de AI governance para contextos regulatorios europeos y latinoamericanos

¿Siguen activos los esfuerzos de UPB? Me interesaría conocer más sobre la convocatoria de artículos.

This resonates deeply, especially the line: "Organizations without clear stories hit friction, even when doing excellent work."

I've seen this in my own career transition into EA, I had the skills and the commitment, but until I could articulate why my background in international partnerships and data operations connected to AI safety and global health work, I struggled to make others see the fit.

Your framework around Mission → ToC → OKRs → KPIs → Team is brilliant because it shows that organizational storytelling isn't just "marketing" – it's strategic clarity that enables faster alignment, better partnerships, and ultimately more impact.

The section on authenticity being non-negotiable particularly stands out in the EA context. Being transparent about uncertainty and limitations isn't weakness; it's what builds trust in a community that values epistemic rigor.

Thank you for writing this. It's a reminder that even in a movement focused on evidence and outcomes, we still need to remember we're communicating with humans who understand the world through narrative.

Focused on scale of suffering and cost-effectiveness across my votes. Particularly excited about Latin American organizations (ACTRA, Vida Plena) given the region's potential and underinvestment. Animal sentience weighs significantly in my cause prioritization.

Thank you for this. Career transitioner here, spent weeks applying to roles I'm marginally qualified for instead of working on what I'm actually positioned to do: AI governance consulting for EU startups navigating the AI Act.

Your point about "immediate, direct action" hit hard. I have a mentor meeting in 2 days for this venture. Going to stop the application cycle and focus there.

Would love to hear more about your journey if you're open to connecting.