CHEManager International · 3 hours ago
Technical Governance Researcher
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $200K/yrThe Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) is a nonprofit based in Berkeley, California, focused on reducing existential risks from the transition to smarter-than-human AI. The Technical Governance Researcher will engage in researching, writing, and collaborating with policymakers to design regulations and policies for safe AI development.
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Responsibilities
Inputs into regulations, requests for comments by policy bodies (e.g. NIST/US AISI, EU, UN)
Technical research to improve international coordination
Limitations of current AI safety proposals and policies
Communicating with and consulting for policymakers and governance organizations
Threat modeling, working out how AI systems could cause large-scale harm, and hopefully what actions could be taken to prevent this
Responding to a US government agency's Request for Comment
Learning about risk management practices in other industries, and applying these to AI
Designing and implementing evaluations of AI models, for example to demonstrate failure modes with current policy
Preparing and presenting informative briefings to policymakers, such as explaining the basics and current state of AI evaluations
Reading a government or AI developer's AI policy document, and writing a report on its limitations
Designing new AI policies and standards which address the limitations of current approaches
In the above work, maintain particular focus on what is needed for solutions to scale to smarter-than-human intelligence and conduct research on which new challenges may emerge at that stage
Qualification
Required
Strong background in AI Safety
Experience or familiarity working in (or as) one or more of: Compute governance, Technical knowledge of AI hardware / chips manufacturing and related governance proposals
Experience in Policy (including AI policy), which could involve writing legislation or white papers, engaging with policymakers or other research in AI policy and governance
Strong AI Safety generalist with good overview-level understanding of empirical, theory and conceptual approaches, or demonstrated ability to think clearly and carefully about AI safety
Ability to generate original work and extend others' thoughts
Ability to communicate effectively to external stakeholders with a range of technical expertise, including policymakers
Ability to produce concise, clear, and compelling writing, and deliver presentations on the team's research and ideas
Broadly aligned with MIRI's values and willing to work toward MIRI's goals
Passionate about MIRI's mission and excited to support work in reducing existential risks from AI
Preferred
Research or engineering focused on frontier AI models or the AI tech stack
Experience in creating or running model evaluations, benchmarking AI hardware, conducting scaling law experiments, and other empirical work
Agency - You get things done without someone constantly looking over your shoulder
Conscientiousness - You are diligent and hard-working, and complete your work reliably and dependably
Comfort learning on the job - You enjoy and are able to quickly acquire new skills and knowledge as needed
Generative thinking - You enjoy coming up with and iterating on new ideas
Communication (Internal) - You are a team player who is excited to work together with others
Communication (External) - You are able to communicate effectively to external stakeholders
Benefits
Health insurance (the best available plans from Kaiser and Blue Shield) as well as dental and vision coverage.
"No vacation policy" - staff are encouraged to take vacation when they want/need to in coordination with their manager.
Company
CHEManager International
Wiley’s leading media brand providing first-hand information on the global chemical, life science and process industries
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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