Research Scientist
Center for AI Safety
About this role
The Center for AI Safety is a San Francisco–based nonprofit research organization focused on reducing catastrophic and existential risks from artificial intelligence. The Research Scientist will lead and execute research projects on topics such as Power Aversion, Trojans, Machine Ethics, and Reward Hacking, publish work at top conferences, and run large-scale experiments on the organization's compute cluster.
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About Center for AI Safety
safe.aiThe Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is a nonprofit research and field-building organization focused on reducing societal-scale risks from advanced artificial intelligence. CAIS conducts technical AI safety research, builds infrastructure and pathways into the field (including a compute cluster and researcher support), and publishes resources such as blog posts and a newsletter. It also works on advocacy and standards development to align industry, academia, and policymakers around stronger AI safety practices. Researchers, funders, and decision-makers rely on CAIS for pragmatic research, tools, and guidance to mitigate catastrophic AI risks.
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About Center for AI Safety
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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$140k – $180k
per year