LawZero

Mathematical Scientist for AI Safety Research

Montreal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 60 days ago

AlgorithmsMachine LearningAgentic AIStatisticsDesign SystemsResearchCommunication

About the role

These methods are very powerful, yet fundamentally flawed, resulting in misalignment, sycophancy, systematic biases, and other forms of harmful behavior that are already having severely negative consequences in our society.

Work closely with Yoshua Bengio and other leading researchers to analyze and refine the formal requirements needed to safely build and deploy the Scientist AI, including proving probabilistic safety guarantees under finite data and compute constraints
Share your knowledge about AI Safety and help researchers and engineers at LawZero better design and implement new ML algorithms and experiments.
Work closely with Yoshua Bengio and other leading researchers to analyze and refine the formal requirements needed to safely build and deploy the Scientist AI, including proving probabilistic safety guarantees under finite data and compute constraints; and, as the system matures, helping our research teams with empirical validation.
LawZero is a non-profit organization committed to advancing research and creating technical solutions that enable safe-by-design AI systems.

The ability to work in a collaborative environment and contribute to collective research goals.

The ability to regularly travel alongside Yoshua and team members to conferences is a big plus, as it will significantly accelerate the work!
The chance to contribute meaningfully to a globally critical initiative
A team of passionate world-class experts in their field
A collaborative and inclusive work environment in our vibrant office space in the heart of Little Italy, in the trendy Mile-Ex district, close to public transportation
Its scientific direction is based on new research and methods proposed by Professor Yoshua Bengio, the most cited AI researcher in the world.
Such AI systems could be used to accelerate scientific discovery, to provide oversight for agentic AI systems, and to advance the understanding of AI risks and how to avoid them.
LawZero believes that AI should be cultivated as a global public good-developed and used safely towards human flourishing.
For more information, visit www.lawzero.org

A PhD in machine learning, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or an adjacent area relevant to the Scientist AI research program.
A track record of research, especially in the formalization and fruitful technical analysis of subtle natural-language intuition.
Strong interest and ideally experience with technical AI safety, including an exceptional ability for abstract systems thinking.

Comprehensive health benefits (including mental health and wellness management account)
20 days of vacation per year upon start
Employer contribution of 4% to your retirement savings, with no required employee match
Additional compensation totaling 8% of your salary to apply towards additional retirement savings or bonuses (independent of group and individual performance)

We welcome applications from highly qualified individuals interested in working towards our mission in a respectful, inclusive and collaborative setting.

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