Senior Technical Specialist, AI Risk Assessment

Core responsibilities:

• Lead technical risk assessment for advanced AI systems, combining research with quality assurance leadership
• Develop techniques for discovering threat models and generating risk pathway analyses for AI systems
• Model multi-node risk transformation and threshold effects propagating through social systems
• Design robust technical governance frameworks for catastrophic AI risks, including loss-of-control scenarios
• Drive original research projects on comprehensive risk management while collaborating across teams to integrate assessment paradigms

This role creates positive change by developing technical frameworks and assessments to manage catastrophic risks from advanced AI systems, helping to ensure AI safety and alignment.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Senior-level experience in technical risk assessment or related fields
• Expertise in developing threat models and risk pathway analyses
• Ability to model complex risk transformations and threshold effects in social systems
• Experience designing technical governance frameworks for catastrophic risks
• Strong research capabilities with cross-team collaboration skills

No benefits information provided in the job description.

The Center for AI Risk Management and Alignment focuses on managing risks and ensuring alignment of advanced AI systems.