I’d recommend that recent grads looking to help with AI governance and policy apply for the Research Analyst position. With Research Analysts, we’ll first focus on mentorship & training, then try to figure out where everyone can do the most good based on their interests and skills. Someone who has a high aptitude & interest for AI strategy would likely end up putting substantial time into that within a year or so (maybe less).
Thank you for your reply Holden! I submitted my application yesterday after hearing you all were talent constrained, so I hope to hear from you all sometime soon. What does the training process look like for people who are hired on as research analysts?
Broadly speaking, we’re going to try to give people assignments that are relevant to our work and that we think include a lot of the core needed skills—things like evaluating a potential grant (or renewal) and writing up the case for or against. We’ll evaluate these assignments, give substantial feedback, and iterate so that people improve. We’ll also be providing resources for gaining background knowledge, such as “flex time,” recommended reading lists and optional Q&A sessions. We’ve seen people improve a lot in the past and become core contributors, and think this basic approach is likely to lead to more of that.
I’d recommend that recent grads looking to help with AI governance and policy apply for the Research Analyst position. With Research Analysts, we’ll first focus on mentorship & training, then try to figure out where everyone can do the most good based on their interests and skills. Someone who has a high aptitude & interest for AI strategy would likely end up putting substantial time into that within a year or so (maybe less).
You can also check out roles at the Future of Humanity Institute.
Thank you for your reply Holden! I submitted my application yesterday after hearing you all were talent constrained, so I hope to hear from you all sometime soon. What does the training process look like for people who are hired on as research analysts?
Broadly speaking, we’re going to try to give people assignments that are relevant to our work and that we think include a lot of the core needed skills—things like evaluating a potential grant (or renewal) and writing up the case for or against. We’ll evaluate these assignments, give substantial feedback, and iterate so that people improve. We’ll also be providing resources for gaining background knowledge, such as “flex time,” recommended reading lists and optional Q&A sessions. We’ve seen people improve a lot in the past and become core contributors, and think this basic approach is likely to lead to more of that.