Research Scientist Intern 2023, Sociotechnical AI, London

At DeepMind, we value diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, maternity or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

About us

At DeepMind we've built a unique culture and work environment where long-term ambitious research can flourish. Our special interdisciplinary team combines the best techniques from deep learning, reinforcement learning, neuroscience, and ethical and sociotechnical systems thinking, to build general-purpose learning algorithms. We have already made a number of high profile breakthroughs towards artificial intelligence that advances science and humanity, and we have all the ingredients in place to make further significant progress over the coming years.

DeepMind is currently recruiting Interns to join our interdisciplinary team and contribute to our ground-breaking research in solving intelligence to advance science and humanity. Interns will leverage their experience and interests at the intersection of technical and social sciences to develop novel research, processes and artefacts, focussing on the interplay between society and artificial intelligence. Disciplines may include, but are not limited to, machine learning, computation and society, human-centred AI, science and technology studies, computational social science, and AI ethics and fairness.

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.

This role is a unique opportunity to gain experience working in a new kind of organisation where we seek to challenge our own assumptions through groundbreaking research and collaboration across a range of subject areas.

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:

• Conduct research into priority areas at the intersection of science, society, and AI
• Identify areas that require further exploration and develop new research proposals
• Develop ethically-aligned and socially responsible research, projects, code, experiments, and designs, in collaboration with other researchers at DeepMind
• Report and present research findings and developments including status and results clearly, verbally and in writing
• Suggest and engage in team collaborations to meet research goals

About you

In order to apply, you should be:

• Studying towards a PhD in a technical field and/or in the social sciences
• Demonstrated research capability or interest in a relevant area(s) of AI and society, sociotechnical research or ethics (for example, in participatory methods; race and technology; human-centred AI; evaluation of AI bias and harms)
• Available for 16-20 weeks within 2023 (with start dates from May onwards)