Global catastrophic risks
AI Enablement Manager
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
Policymakers and researchers around the world use Epoch AI's figures on computing power and the growth of AI to estimate how quickly this technology is developing.
AI safetyOperationsSoftware engineeringMid levelChief Security Officer
RIVMBilthovenOn site in the Netherlands
The RIVM, the Dutch national public health institute, works with pathogens and detects outbreaks for the whole of the Netherlands.
Pandemics and biosecurityManagementPolicySeniorDutch requiredSenior communicatieadviseur infectieziektebestrijding
RIVMBilthovenOn site in the Netherlands
In an outbreak, control only works if millions of people understand and follow the advice, and you help decide how that advice reaches them, including in the crisis pool that is first to act.
Pandemics and biosecurityCommunications and outreachPolicySeniorDutch requiredSPAR Research Manager
KairosRemoteRemote
You won't do research yourself, but you help the people who lead it: many of SPAR's 250 mentors are leading a team for the first time, and together they guide more than 800 newcomers to AI safety each round, the field…
AI safetyManagementResearchMid levelDirecteur Digitaliseringsbeleid Overheid
Ministerie van Economische Zaken en KlimaatDen HaagOn site in the Netherlands
This directorate writes the frameworks within which hundreds of government organisations choose which cloud, which standards and which AI applications they use.
AI governance and powerPolicyManagementExecutiveDutch requiredDirecteur Digitaliseringsbeleid Samenleving
Ministerie van Economische Zaken en KlimaatDen HaagOn site in the Netherlands
This directorate is new and has yet to decide what it will focus on: whoever leads it first helps choose which questions about AI, algorithms and fundamental rights the government takes seriously in the coming years.
AI governance and powerPolicyManagementExecutiveDutch requiredRecruiter
KairosRemoteRemote
Kairos expects to double in size within six months, and each new hire runs programmes that hundreds of people pass through on their way to working on AI safety: the field that aims to prevent powerful AI systems from…
AI safetyOperationsCommunications and outreachMid levelHead of Engineering (Red Team)
FAR AIRemote (International)Remote
FAR AI tests new AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic, among others, before they are released, and does the same for governments such as the European Commission: the team deliberately tries to make the systems go off…
AI safetySoftware engineeringManagementSeniorProduct Manager, Website
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
Policymakers, journalists and researchers who want to know how fast AI is progressing often get their figures from Epoch AI, and the website is where they find them.
AI governance and powerCommunications and outreachDataMid levelMultiple roles in AI x Global Health and Wellbeing
Coefficient GivingRemote - GlobalRemote
This new team decides which projects at the intersection of AI and global health receive up to €100 million in grants over the coming year.
Global health and infectious diseaseResearchFinanceMid levelTech Lead Manager, GPU Cluster Infrastructure
FAR AIRemote (International)Remote
FAR.AI's researchers test frontier models for OpenAI and the EU AI Office, but that work grinds to a halt as soon as the GPU cluster falters.
AI safetySoftware engineeringManagementSeniorSenior Software Engineer, GPU Cluster Infrastructure
FAR AIRemote (International)Remote
FAR AI tests AI systems before they are released, for OpenAI and the EU AI Office — and that research runs on a GPU cluster that grew from tens to hundreds of cards this year.
AI safetySoftware engineeringInformation securitySeniorHead of Special Projects
KairosRemoteRemote
In just over two years, Kairos has steered more than 1,200 people into work in AI safety.
AI safetyManagementOperationsSeniorGeneralist (Special Projects)
KairosRemoteRemote
Kairos doesn't run research itself, but builds the routes into it: more than 1,200 people went through programmes such as SPAR and Pathfinder in two years.
AI safetyOperationsManagementEntry levelBoFEB trainee
Ministerie van Economische Zaken en KlimaatDen HaagOn site in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has no minister for digital affairs; AI and digitalisation policy comes from a small directorate of around 200 people.
AI safetyPolicyEntry levelDutch requiredEngineering Manager (Red Team)
FAR AIRemote (International)Remote
When FAR.AI finds a weak spot in a new AI model, developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic adjust their security and regulators in the EU follow suit.
AI safetySoftware engineeringManagementSeniorGCP Program Manager
KairosRemoteRemote
Whoever invites the speakers and selects the participants for one of these three-day workshops decides, in practice, which students and professionals end up in AI safety and biosecurity — and how well prepared they…
AI safetyOperationsManagementMid levelBusiness Immigration Associate
Coefficient GivingRemote - GlobalRemote
Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) has distributed more than 7 billion dollars in grants since 2014, and who they can hire depends on which visas they can secure.
Community buildingOperationsLegalMid levelExpression of Interest: Special Projects Associate
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
Epoch AI's figures on compute and scaling are cited by policymakers and researchers worldwide; you don't do that research yourself, but you make sure a small team can publish more by coordinating experts, licensing…
AI safetyOperationsResearchEntry levelGeneralist (Workshops)
KairosRemoteRemote
Kairos runs three-day workshops that steer students towards work in AI safety and biosecurity; more than 400 participants so far.
AI safetyOperationsManagementMid levelHead of Groups
KairosRemoteRemote
University groups are the first step towards AI safety work for many people, and Kairos provides most of the support those groups currently receive.
AI safetyManagementOperationsSeniorHead of Kairos Labs
KairosRemoteRemote
Whoever sets up this incubator decides which new AI safety organisations will exist at all in a few years' time: you choose the founders, the problems and the design of the programme.
AI safetyManagementOperationsExecutiveGeneralist (Groups)
KairosRemoteRemote
Many people now working on AI safety started out in a student group.
AI safetyManagementOperationsMid levelHead of Communications
FAR AIRemote (International)Remote
FAR.AI tests AI models for OpenAI and carries out independent evaluations for, among others, the EU AI Office — but that research only changes anything once policymakers and journalists understand it.
AI safetyCommunications and outreachPolicyExecutiveRecruiter / Senior Recruiter
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
Epoch AI publishes the figures on computing power and AI trends that policymakers and researchers worldwide fall back on.
AI safetyOperationsCommunications and outreachMid levelSoftware Engineer, Benchmarking
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
Discussions about AI policy often founder on the question of what models can really do.
AI safetySoftware engineeringDataMid levelTechnical Project Manager, Red Team
FAR AIRemote (International)Remote
FAR.AI tests advanced AI models for weak spots before they are rolled out widely, doing so on behalf of labs such as OpenAI and governments such as the EU AI Office.
AI safetyManagementOperationsSeniorJailbreaking Lead, Red Team
FAR AIRemote (International)Remote
Whoever finds a universal flaw here changes not one system but the behaviour of models used by hundreds of millions of people: FAR.AI's findings have demonstrably led to changes at OpenAI and Anthropic, and feed into…
AI safetyResearchSoftware engineeringSeniorResearcher / Senior Researcher
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
Policymakers and investors base their decisions about AI on figures that someone has to collect — on compute, data centres and what models can actually do.
AI safetyResearchDataMid levelData Scientist
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
Policymakers who want to regulate AI rely on figures they cannot gather themselves — on compute, data centres and the speed at which models improve.
AI governance and powerDataResearchEntry levelExpression of Interest
Epoch AIRemoteRemote
When regulators and AI labs want to know how fast models are growing, they reach for Epoch's figures — its public databases and trend analyses are, for many policymakers, the factual basis for decisions on AI.
AI governance and powerResearchDataEntry levelExpressions of Interest
Future of Life InstituteRemoteRemote
The Future of Life Institute works not on a single project but on the rules of the game: open letters, policy work in Brussels and Washington, and grants that determine which research into AI risks happens at all.
Global catastrophic risksPolicyManagementEntry level
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