How useful is hardware knowledge in AI s-risks research?
jackchang110
Published on May 16, 2026 12:45 PM GMT Recently I'm thinking on major in Electrical engineering(EE) vs CS, I think hardware knowledge is less relevant to AI s-risks research, however, it seems EE engineers would have more expected earnings than CS, which is better for earning to give(since hardware would be replaced later by AI than software). 80000 hours has put " AI hardware engineer" as a career path[1], but there isn't much other discussion about it now. In your opinion, how useful is hardw