What the role owns
Evaluations, red teaming and the research behind both, concentrated in frontier labs and the institutes around them.
Who it reports to
A head of safety or research.
A day in the job
Evaluations, red teaming, and the research behind both. Concentrated in frontier labs, safety institutes and the organizations around them.
What employers test for
Technical depth in machine learning. Adversarial thinking. Published work helps more here than in any other role on this page.
How people get in
Machine learning researchers and engineers. This is the one role on the list where a research background is usually required.
What it gets confused with
Not AI governance. Safety asks what the model can do. Governance asks what the organization will permit.
AI Safety Researcher: tools, skills and workflows
What does an ai safety researcher do all day?
Evaluations, red teaming, and the research behind both. Concentrated in frontier labs, safety institutes and the organizations around them.
What skills do employers test for?
Technical depth in machine learning. Adversarial thinking. Published work helps more here than in any other role on this page.
How do people get into this role?
Machine learning researchers and engineers. This is the one role on the list where a research background is usually required.
What is it often confused with?
Not AI governance. Safety asks what the model can do. Governance asks what the organization will permit.