A Plea to the Laid-off, from an ex-Googler

Brief

A LinkedIn post draft by an ex-Googler aimed at recently laid-off tech workers, encouraging them to consider transitioning into AI safety. The post asks for comments/reposts and says a live link will be updated when published.

Founders

• Jen B. author · Publicly described as an ex-Googler and author of the LinkedIn post; no public-record evidence of an organizational founder role.

Snapshot

Why this scored 77

This EA Forum post from May 2026 scores 77/100 with perfect recency and thesis fit (1.0 each), demonstrating a credentialed ex-Google founder (credential score 1.0) building public infrastructure to channel laid-off tech talent into AI safety roles. The author offers free 1:1 coaching funded by Coefficient Giving, has created a structured onboarding pipeline (BlueDot courses, job boards, case studies), and explicitly targets the talent-density gap between AI acceleration and the ~1,000-person safety field. Raise stage scores 0.5 because this is community-building work rather than a formal organization seeking capital, though the operational model and funder relationship suggest nascent infrastructure that could scale with philanthropic backing.