# Researcher, Alignment

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** AI Research
**Salary:** $250k – $445k/yr
**Skills:** PyTorch, TypeScript, Python, Machine Learning, Alignment Research, Scalable Oversight, Human-Ai Interaction, Data Visualization
**Posted:** 2024-08-27

> Designs and implements experiments for AI alignment research, focusing on scalable solutions for human intent following, risk evaluation, model robustness, and oversight methods in complex scenarios. Requires PhD-level research experience and strong ML engineering skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop and evaluate alignment capabilities that are subjective, context-dependent, and hard to measure.
- Design evaluations to reliably measure risks and alignment with human intent and values.
- Build tools and evaluations to study and test model robustness in different situations.
- Design experiments to understand laws for how alignment scales as a function of compute, data, lengths of context and action, as well as resources of adversaries.
- Design and evaluate new Human-AI-interaction paradigms and scalable oversight methods that redefine how humans interact with, understand, and supervise our models.
- Train models to be calibrated on correctness and risk.
- Design novel approaches for using AI in alignment research.

## Requirements
- Team player – willing to do a variety of tasks that move the team forward.
- PhD or equivalent experience in research in computer science, computational science, data science, cognitive science, or similar fields.
- Strong engineering skills, particularly in designing and optimizing large-scale machine learning systems (e.g., **PyTorch**).
- Deep understanding of the science behind alignment algorithms and techniques.
- Can develop data visualization or data collection interfaces (e.g., **TypeScript**, **Python**).
- Enjoy fast-paced, collaborative, and cutting-edge research environments.
- Want to focus on developing AI models that are trustworthy, safe, and reliable, especially in high-stakes scenarios.

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