Audio-to-Audio AI Research Scientist

Google; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google DeepMind seeks an Audio to Audio Research Scientist to lead development of audio-first dialog systems and scalable evaluation datasets. The role emphasizes applying cutting-edge AI/ML methods to open-ended conversational tasks within a world-class research environment.

As a Research Scientist, you will publish findings, collaborate with universities, and deploy ideas across real-world products, with an emphasis on safety, scalability and impact.

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/EE or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in AI/ML.
• Experience with LLMs, NLP, or Generative AI.
• Experience in applied research setting.
• Experience with ML models, training methods, or evaluation datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop audio-first models capable of orchestrating and planning complex dialogs, including leveraging external tools like search when necessary.
• Leverage new sources of data (real and synthetic) to empower new real-time dialog capabilities.
• Work with infra teams to design models suitable for open-mic conversations that are fluid and have low latency.
• Create comprehensive datasets and benchmarks to improve and measure audio-to-audio (A2A) model performance on conversationality.

Skills

PhD/Advanced degree

AI/ML experience

LLMs / NLP / Generative AI

Applied research experience

ML models, training methods

Education

PhD in CS/EE or related field

Job description

Google DeepMind seeks an Audio to Audio Research Scientist to lead development of audio-first dialog systems and scalable evaluation datasets. The role emphasizes applying cutting-edge AI/ML methods to open-ended conversational tasks within a world-class research environment.

As a Research Scientist, you will publish findings, collaborate with universities, and deploy ideas across real-world products, with an emphasis on safety, scalability and impact.