Remote Researcher (Specializing in AI Safety)

Summary

Join The Future of Life Foundation (FLF) as an exceptional researcher specializing in AI safety to help kick off efforts to identify gaps in the landscape of efforts to fulfill this mission, and to then determine what new organizations should exist to address these challenges.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise and strong judgment with regard to risks from AI
• Proven ability to perform high-quality research, preferably in AI, existential risk, or a related domain
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Passion for helping to further AI safety

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive research on the current AI safety landscape
• Identify gaps and potential areas where new organizations can make a significant impact
• Investigate ideas for feasibility, identifying crucial considerations and downside risks
• Engage with AI safety experts, stakeholders, and the broader community to gather insights and feedback
• Analyze the likely impact of proposed organizations toward addressing safety concerns
• Select organizations that we should move forward with, and evaluate potential founders’ proposals for fulfilling the intended vision
• (possibly) Contribute to the recruitment and selection of suitable founders for new organizations
• (possibly) Provide ongoing guidance, mentorship, and support to founders during the early stages of their organizations
• (possibly) Contribute to or lead research in other FLF cause areas

Benefits

• Full benefits
• Competitive compensation with Bay Area tech roles (excluding equity)