I think there’s a bit of a social barrier to asking people with established directions to change careers (outside e.g. EA). People get invested in their current directions and may not perceive “please change careers” well even if tactfully put.
On the flip side, people who are considering changing careers are often pretty open to being told about new opportunities, and I have introduced people to AI safety who were already thinking about a change. I’m not sure that they were sold though...
I think there’s a bit of a social barrier to asking people with established directions to change careers (outside e.g. EA). People get invested in their current directions and may not perceive “please change careers” well even if tactfully put.
On the flip side, people who are considering changing careers are often pretty open to being told about new opportunities, and I have introduced people to AI safety who were already thinking about a change. I’m not sure that they were sold though...