Research Engineer, AGI Safety and Alignment, DeepMind

Research Engineer, AGI Safety and Alignment, DeepMind Overview

The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Safety and Alignment Team (ASAT) at DeepMind is focused on minimizing existential and catastrophic risks associated with AGI and future Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). The team is dedicated to researching innovative techniques and collaborating with Google DeepMind and Google to implement these strategies. ASAT provides guidance to executive leadership on safety matters and consists of specialized sub-teams that work on aligning future AI models, preparing for AGI risks, and developing control mechanisms for AI agents.

As a Research Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting research on new alignment methods, studying alignment failures, and applying AGI-scalable alignment techniques to frontier models.
• Developing adversarially robust AGI control systems and implementing them in production.
• Researching interpretability techniques to understand the cognitive processes of AI systems.
• Collaborating with product teams to ensure that research findings are effectively adopted in practical applications.

To qualify for this position, candidates must meet the following requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related Software Engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in software development, machine learning engineering, or machine learning research.
• Experience working with research teams.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience in conducting or contributing to applied research aimed at enhancing the safety and alignment of advanced AI systems.
• Familiarity with training large models, including supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF).

This position is based in London, UK, and is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Google DeepMind is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of their background.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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