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OpenAI is seeking a senior researcher with a passion for AI safety and experience in safety research. Your role will set directions for research to maintain effective oversight of safe AGI and work on research projects to identify and mitigate misuse and misalignment in our AI systems. You will play a critical role in defining how a safe AI system should look in the future at OpenAI, making a significant impact on our mission to build and deploy safe AGI.
Job Responsibility:
Develop and refine AI monitor models to detect and mitigate known and emerging patterns of misuse and misalignment
Set research directions and strategies to make our AI systems safer, more aligned, and more robust
Evaluate and design effective red-teaming pipelines to examine the end-to-end robustness of our safety systems, and identify areas for future improvement
Conduct research to improve models’ ability to reason about questions of human values, and apply these improved models to practical safety challenges
Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including T&S, legal, policy and other research teams, to ensure that our products meet the highest safety standards
Requirements:
4+ years of experience in the field of AI safety, especially in areas like RLHF, human-AI collaboration, fairness & biases
Ph.D. or other degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related field
4+ years of research engineering experience and proficiency in Python or similar languages
Thrive in environments involving large-scale AI systems
Excited about OpenAI’s mission of building safe, universally beneficial AGI and are aligned with OpenAI’s charter
Show enthusiasm for AI safety and dedication to enhancing the safety of cutting-edge AI models for real-world use
What we offer:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided
Offers Equity
Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees