Empirical Researcher
$350k - $850k • Berkeley • Full-time
Posted 24d ago
Job Location
Berkeley
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Employment Type
Full-time
Categories
LLM Engineer
About the job
Redwood Research is dedicated to ensuring the safe development of artificial intelligence through rigorous technical research, thoughtful analysis, and strategic advising. As an empirical researcher, you will design and execute experiments on frontier language models. Your work will focus on assessing AI risks and evaluating the effectiveness of safety measures designed to mitigate them.
Responsibilities
- Design and run experiments on frontier language models.
- Assess AI risks.
- Test safety measures for AI.
Requirements
- Basic familiarity with AI safety and threat models.
- Basic familiarity with running modern frontier LLM experiments.
- Strong writing skills.
- Well-read on the state of risk assessments and risk reports from AI companies.
- Familiarity with AI evaluation methodologies, particularly for loss-of-control threat models.
- Knowledge of computer security.
- Deep and broad knowledge of ML.