Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement Safety

Preparedness is hiring strong technical executors to support preparations for accelerated AI development, which may culminate in recursive self-improvement. This work relies on anticipating misalignment risks that might exist in the future, but might not exist now.

Responsibilities

Carefully consider the problems OpenAI might face in the future and how to prepare for them; Turn an open-ended objective like 'prepare for future misalignment threats' into a much more concrete direction; Execute quickly, building scrappy prototypes, and then improving them iteratively until they become established components of our safety pipelines; Secure buy-in from other staff at OpenAI when necessary, and communicate your work clearly; Collaborate with or manage other staff as needed

Requirements

Exceptional technical executor; Strong strategic and research taste; Ability to prioritize effectively in domains with weak feedback loops; Passionate about mitigating the risks associated with recursive self-improvement; Driven by a desire to do whatever work most positively impacts the future of AI development

Nice to have

Work in one of the domains listed above (ML research, AI alignment, AI verification etc.)