Editing

I'm a freelance editor. I have years of editing experience from my full-time work at CSIS, and as a part-time copyeditor for Rethink Priorities. In the latter role, I copyedit publications focused global health and development, animal welfare, artificial intelligence, and climate change.

My developmental editing rate depends on product size and quality. It is typically $300-500 for the average 20-30 page policy report. 

My copyediting rate is $50/hour, and I can typically review 6-9 pages per hour. I am most familiar with APA and Chicago style guides, but can support alternative formats. Please email me at shaanakshaikh@gmail.com for any requests.

My consulting and editing portfolio includes the following publications:

• Understanding the First Wave of AI Safety Institutes: Characteristics, Functions, and Challenges (IAPS, October 2024)

• Mapping Technical Safety Research at AI Companies (IAPS, Sept 2024)

• The Charitable Resource Allocation Frameworks and Tools (CRAFT) Sequence (RP, July 2024)

• Coordinated Disclosure of Dual-Use Capabilities: An Early Warning System for Advanced AI (IAPS, June 2024)

• Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense (CSIS, December 2023) 

• Call me, maybe? Hotlines and global catastrophic risk report (FP, January 2023)

• Autonomous weapon systems and military artificial intelligence (AI) applications report (FP, May 2022)