AI Offense-Defense Dynamics Lead Researcher
Anywhere (Open Globally)remotesenior
Posted 12mo ago · via Lever
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Job Summary
As AI capabilities rapidly advance, we face a fundamental knowledge gap: we don't yet fully understand the complex dynamics that determine whether AI systems, or even individual capabilities of them, predominantly threaten or protect society. In this role, you'll lead research to decode these offense-defense dynamics, examining how specific attributes of AI technologies influence their propensity to either enhance societal safety or amplify risks. You'll apply interdisciplinary methods to develop quantitative and qualitative frameworks that analyze how AI capabilities proliferate through society as either protective or harmful applications, producing actionable insights for developers, evaluators, standards bodies, and policymakers to anticipate and mitigate risks.…
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