Research Scientist in AI Safety

3 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom AI Safety Institute Full time
Join Our Team as a Research Scientist in AI Safety

We're a team of scientists, engineers, and domain experts at the AI Safety Institute, focused on mitigating the risks associated with autonomous AI systems. Our mission is to advance the state of the science in risk modeling, incorporating insights from safety-critical and adversarial domains, while developing novel techniques to evaluate these risks.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct research on AI systems' potential to conduct research, particularly in sensitive areas.
  • Investigate AI systems' ability to autonomously replicate themselves across networks and establish persistence.
  • Develop and implement novel techniques to evaluate AI risks.
  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to advance the state of the science in risk modeling.
Requirements:
  • Experience working within a research team that has delivered multiple exceptional scientific breakthroughs in deep learning or a related field.
  • Comprehensive understanding of large language models, including pre-training and fine-tuning.
  • Strong track-record of academic excellence, including multiple spotlight papers at top-tier conferences.
  • Ability to work with world-class multi-disciplinary teams, including scientists and engineers.
What We Offer:
  • A comprehensive understanding of AI safety research and its applications.
  • Opportunities to work with a talented team of researchers and engineers.
  • A chance to contribute to the development of novel techniques to evaluate AI risks.

We are hiring individuals at all ranges of seniority and experience within the research unit. If you're passionate about AI safety research and want to join a team of experts in the field, we encourage you to apply.



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