Anthropic Fellows Program — AI Safety

Summary

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable and beneficial AI systems. The Anthropic Fellows Program aims to foster AI research and engineering talent by providing funding and mentorship for projects aligned with the company's research priorities.

Responsibilities

• Use external infrastructure to work on an empirical project aligned with research priorities
• Produce a public output such as a paper submission
• Participate in project selection and mentor matching process
• Engage with the AI safety and security research community

Skills

• Fluent in Python programming
• Available to work full-time on the Fellows program
• Are motivated by making sure AI is safe and beneficial for society as a whole
• Are excited to transition into empirical AI research and would be interested in a full-time role at Anthropic
• Have a strong technical background in computer science, mathematics, or physics
• Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments
• Can implement ideas quickly and communicate clearly
• Logistics Requirements: To participate in the Fellows program, you must have work authorization in the US, UK, or Canada and be located in that country during the program
• Strong background in a discipline relevant to a specific Fellows workstream (e.g. economics, social sciences, or cybersecurity)
• Experience in areas of research or engineering related to their workstream
• Are motivated by reducing catastrophic risks from advanced AI systems
• Have experience with empirical ML research projects
• Have experience working with large language models
• Have experience in one of the research areas mentioned above
• Have a track record of open-source contributions

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Fluent in Python programming
• Available to work full-time on the Fellows program
• Are motivated by making sure AI is safe and beneficial for society as a whole
• Are excited to transition into empirical AI research and would be interested in a full-time role at Anthropic
• Have a strong technical background in computer science, mathematics, or physics
• Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments
• Can implement ideas quickly and communicate clearly
• Logistics Requirements: To participate in the Fellows program, you must have work authorization in the US, UK, or Canada and be located in that country during the program

Nice to Haves

• Strong background in a discipline relevant to a specific Fellows workstream (e.g. economics, social sciences, or cybersecurity)
• Experience in areas of research or engineering related to their workstream
• Are motivated by reducing catastrophic risks from advanced AI systems
• Have experience with empirical ML research projects
• Have experience working with large language models
• Have experience in one of the research areas mentioned above
• Have a track record of open-source contributions

Benefits

• Funding for compute (~$15k/month) and other research expenses
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours