Scientist​/Sr. Scientist, AI Safety

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• Evaluations to test for scientific risks (both known but especially novel) from cutting edge scientific models integrated with automated physical labs
• Initial proof‑of‑conception safeguards, such as ML models to detect and block unsafe behavior from scientific AI models, as well as from physical lab outputs
• Understanding of a range of model capabilities, across primarily scientific but also non‑scientific domains (e.g. persuasion, deception) to inform Lila’s broader safety strategy
• Broader, high‑quality research efforts – as and when needed – for scientific capability evaluation and restriction

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g., computer science, engineering, machine learning, mathematics, physics, statistics), or related experience
• Strong programming skills in Python, and experience with ML frameworks (including, for instance, Inspect) for large‑scale evaluation and scaffolded testing
• Experience in building evaluations, or conducting red‑teaming exercises, for CBRN / cyber risks (or for frontier model capabilities more generally, including both unsafe and benign capabilities)
• Experience in designing and/or implementing (directly or through consultation) AI safety frameworks for frontier AI companies
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and concerns to non‑expert audiences effectively

• Masters or PhD in a field relevant to safety evaluations of AI models in scientific domains, or a technical field
• Publications in AI safety / evaluations / model behaviour in top ML / AI conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL) or model release system cards
• Experience researching risks from novel science (e.g. biosecurity, computational biology, etc.) or working with narrow scientific tools (e.g. large scale foundation models for science)

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