Are you an expert in bioinformatics? Or perhaps a power systems engineer? Do you have deep experience with community organizing? Are you a reporter who can operate in conflict zones? Are you an entertainer with an audience big enough to lead a movement? Or maybe you're just a medical professional with an interest in working on neglected tropical diseases?
https://80000hours.org/job-board/?role-type=engineering&role...
I've always enjoyed programming and never had any job I absolutely hated. But I've never really felt excited about the mission of my employer before and it makes such a difference in my daily attitude and motivation. I can really get behind the "teach a man to fish vs. give a man a fish" approach we take. I think it also helps that the results of our efforts directly impact the community I live in vs. a change the world type vision that a large corporation would have.
On top of it all, I got a nice raise to come here, especially when you include the benefits package. So don't resign yourself to the fact that you'll have to take a pay cut.
https://www.usdigitalresponse.org/
https://www.codeforamerica.org/
not sure about a group specifically about stopping fake news.
He could also have jobs working on corporate chatbots...
I think NLP has as many meaningful jobs as other industries, but it's not at the top of the list.
NLP on medical texts for instance is a very lucrative space that has enormous value to end users and society
NLP for interpretation and foreign policy as well
NLP for legal discovery
NLP for education
These are all spaces where you are ability to contribute meaningfully is very high, and the training time is surprisingly low for utilities. Theory it becomes very high, fundamentals it becomes very high training times
In any sub industry you'll still have to avoid corporate chatbots or their equivalents