Oof, this is both terrifying and inspiring.
Manya
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I can’t help directly, but I’ve been interacting with a lot of people trying to leave, so I’m aware of a bunch of resources that exist. You’ve probably seen many or all of these, and they’re not AI-specific, but maybe it will still help.
The most important thing I can say is, get out fast. Don’t count on whatever works to get out now to still work in a month. The borders aren’t closed yet, but they might be soon, especially for military age men. (I think the chance of this has gone down some, but it remains a live possibility.) If it’s at all possible for you financially, get out first and figure out what to do long-term after that.
With that said, here’s my list:
Эмиграция из России в свободный Мир - advice about what countries have what visa restrictions, how to cross the border, how to find jobs, lists of jobs and grants and such
Reboot Start-up Nation—Israeli-based support and job seeking network
Creatives at Risk—another post-your-resume-and-view-job-openings location
Help with work—list of jobs and resources
https://www.helpwithjobfinding.org/ - fill out a form to hear about job openings
Zimin Foundation—help for people in academia under threat because of their opposition to the war
IT Evacuation / DigitalXy—Telegram channel, what it says on the tin
IT вакансии в Армении - Telegram channel about IT jobs in Armenia specifically
Good luck!!!
I don’t think “if discussing issues that have caused tremendous amounts of real world pain, you gotta avoid being contemptuous of the groups that were hurt” is a standard of care and compassion that is incompatible with rationality and high-quality writing. And not having any standard at all is flatly unworkable, and indeed not, actually, how the community actually functions.