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AI Safety Researcher job title trend since Apr 2011

Research · Emerging · in 0% of HN hiring posts · 2 open roles at 1 company · median $153k

First sighting

Studies how to make models behave as intended: alignment, interpretability, red teaming.

first seen Mar 2024, Hacker News

Why it exists

Written from the sources below

As machine learning systems grew more capable, researchers began studying accidents and unintended behavior as a field of its own. The 2016 paper 'Concrete Problems in AI Safety' set out a research agenda, and labs have since built alignment, interpretability and red-teaming teams.

  1. PaperConcrete Problems in AI SafetyarXiv (Amodei et al.), Jun 2016 · backs: a research agenda for accident risk in ML systems

Where it is posted

Sectors

No open postings yet.

Cities

  • Denver2

Countries and remote

  • United States2
Remote option0%

Posted pay

Median $153k from 2 postings that state a base range (USD a year).

Pay by level and city on Salaries

Who is hiring for it

Open postings on their own job boards, read 6h ago
#CompanyOpen roles
1Atom ComputingA company hiring most for Engineering Manager and Staff Engineer.2

Open roles

Role
Optical Assembly and Alignment EngineerAtom ComputingBoulder, CO$100k to $140k
Senior Optical Assembly and Alignment EngineerAtom ComputingBoulder, CO$170k to $200k

Lineage

Share of Hacker News hiring posts

1 posts since Apr 2011
November 2026 0 of 207 postings, 0%
3-month averageEach monthFirst sighting
About this title

Studies how to make models behave as intended: alignment, interpretability, red teaming.

Also counted: alignment researcher, interpretability, red team

First sighting
...an alignment team dedicated to exploring neglected alignment research directions that draw on our expertise in BCI, data science, and ML....
AE Studio, Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2024)

Median posted salary $153k from 2 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.