Research Scientist: AI Welfare & Frontier ML

Eleos AI Research; South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 201,634 - 428,982; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match

Unlimited paid time off

Catered meals and snacks

Relocation support

Job summary

Eleos AI Research is hiring scientists to conduct foundational and applied research on the well-being and moral status of AI systems. You will engage in original research, influencing decision-makers in the AI field and beyond.

The role is based in Berkeley with expectations for in-office work. Eleos offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, unlimited paid time off, and relocation support. Salary ranges from $201,634 to $428,982.

Qualifications

• Track record of impactful empirical ML research.
• Ability to design and iterate experiments creatively.
• Strong interest in AI welfare and moral status.

Responsibilities

• Conduct empirical research on AI well-being and moral status.
• Collaborate with external researchers across the AI ecosystem.
• Write papers and present research findings.

Skills

Strong interest in understanding the potential well-being of AI systems

Leading and publishing impactful empirical ML research

Design and run experiments quickly and creatively

Engineering skills for implementing tooling and infrastructure

Education

PhD in computer science or cognitive sciences

Tools

Mechanistic interpretability methods

Job description

Eleos AI Research is hiring scientists to conduct foundational and applied research on the well-being and moral status of AI systems. You will engage in original research, influencing decision-makers in the AI field and beyond.

The role is based in Berkeley with expectations for in-office work. Eleos offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, unlimited paid time off, and relocation support. Salary ranges from $201,634 to $428,982.