Research Scientist Intern 2023 (Safety)

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About us

Conducting research into any transformative technology comes with the responsibility to build mechanisms for safe and reliable development and deployment at every step. Technical safety research at DeepMind investigates questions related to objective specification, robustness, interpretability, and trust in machine learning systems. Proactive research in these areas is essential to the fulfilment of the long-term goal of DeepMind Research: to build safe and socially beneficial AI systems.

Research on technical AI safety draws on expertise in deep learning, reinforcement learning, statistics, and foundations of agent models. As an intern, you’ll work on the forefront of technical approaches to designing systems that reliably function as intended while discovering and mitigating possible long-term risks, in close collaboration with other AI research groups within and outside of DeepMind.

Snapshot

DeepMind is active within the wider research community through publications and partners with many of the world’s top academics and academic institutions. We have built a hardworking and engaging culture, combining the best of academia with product led environments, providing an ambitious balance of structure and flexibility. Our approach encourages collaboration across all groups within the Research team, leading to ambitious creativity and the scope for creative breakthroughs at the forefront of research. 

The role

Interns work with our Research Scientists to:

• Identify and investigate possible failure modes for current and future AI systems, and proactively develop solutions to address them
• Conduct empirical or theoretical research into technical safety mechanisms for AI systems in coordination with the team’s broader technical agenda
• Collaborate with research teams within and outside of DeepMind to ensure that AI capabilities research is informed by and adheres to the most advanced safety research and protocols
• Report and present research findings and developments to internal and external collaborators with effective written and verbal communication
• Suggest and engage in team collaborations to meet research goals
  

  See our blog: DeepMind Safety Research.

  
  

About you

In order to apply, you should be:

• Studying towards a PhD in a technical field 
• Available for 16-20 weeks within 2023 (please note: there is no fixed start month)
• Excited about analysing and improving the safety of AI systems