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SemiAnalysis · 5 months ago

Research Analyst - AI Tokenomics

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

SemiAnalysis is an independent research and analysis firm specializing in the Semiconductor and AI industries. They are seeking an AI Tokenomics Analyst to deepen their research into the economics of AI, contributing to the development of a Tokenomics model that will be used by investors and policymakers. The role involves evaluating model architecture trends, developing internal models for efficiency simulation, and conducting diligence on companies incorporating model tokens.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingSemiconductor

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Evaluate model architecture trends and innovations from the major AI research labs and the academic community that will have meaningful economic impact on the deployment of AI systems used in training and inferencing models

Develop a comprehensive internal model for simulating training and inference efficiency across different combinations of model architecture, hardware systems, inference KPIs (ie SLA/SLOs on throughput, time-to-first-token, context window, etc.), and simulated workloads (coding, chat, document, image, etc.)

Diligence existing and up-and-coming companies incorporating model tokens into their products, from startups to hyperscalers, across all industries and types of workloads

Combine the multidisciplinary approach of SemiAnalysis to forecast the impact of changes in model architecture and hardware on the future of AI economics

Qualification

AI/ML knowledgeModel architecture analysisEconomic researchTechnical backgroundAnalytical skills

Required

Undergrad/Masters/PhD in ML/AI or CS with focus on ML/AI

Self-taught, motivated analysts with strong technical background in inference economics

Deeply analytical economic researchers with a strong desire to pioneer the study of a brand new industry

Company

SemiAnalysis

SemiAnalysis offers AI and semiconductor research, consulting, and hosts tech events like Nvidia Blackwell GPU Hackathon.

Founded in 2019

San Francisco, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://semianalysis.com

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