General Expression of Interest at FAR.AI (Berkeley)
FAR.AI· Berkeley·
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Summary
This is a general expression of interest for future opportunities at FAR AI, a non-profit AI research institute focused on ensuring advanced AI is safe. Candidates are invited to submit their details for potential roles in AI safety research, lab co-working, or community programs.
Job description
ABOUT US
FAR.AI far.ai is a non-profit AI research institute working to ensure advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. Our mission is to facilitate breakthrough AI safety research, advance global understanding of AI risks and solutions, and foster a coordinated global response.
Since our founding in July 2022, we've grown to 40+ staff far.ai/team, published 40+ academic papers scholar.google.com/citations and convened leading AI safety events far.ai/events Our work is recognized globally, with publications at premier venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, and features in the Financial Times ft.com Nature News nature.com/d41586-024-02218-7 and MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com We conduct pre-deployment testing on behalf of frontier developers such as OpenAI and independent evaluations for governments including the EU AI Office far.ai We help steer and grow the AI safety field through developing arxiv.org/2405.06624 research arxiv.org/2506.20702 roadmaps researchgate.net with renowned researchers such as Yoshua Bengio; running FAR.Labs far.ai/far-labs, an AI safety-focused co-working space in Berkeley housing 40 members; and supporting the community through targeted grants far.ai/grantmaking to technical researchers.
If you currently don't see a posted role that aligns with your skills and interests, please fill out this general form of expression of interest for future opportunities that may be a better match.
Thank you for your interest in FAR.AI and we look forward to hearing from you!
If you have any questions about the role, feel free to contact us at talent@far.ai. Otherwise, if you don't have questions, the best way to ensure a proper review of your skills and qualifications is by applying directly via the application form. Please don't email us to share your resume (it won't have any impact on our decision). Thank you!
Why work at FAR.AI
- Mission-Driven Culture: Employees report high satisfaction (5.0/5.0 on Culture, 5.0/5.0 on Work-Life on LinkedIn). The mission to make advanced AI safe is described as "one of the most critical challenges of our time."
- Work Environment: Hybrid/remote-first with a physical HQ in Berkeley. Offers both remote and onsite roles. The Berkeley office (FAR.Labs) fosters a collaborative, startup-like atmosphere.
- Team Composition: Small, high-agency team of ~34 people with a flat structure. Heavy emphasis on research (18% of staff) and project management (12%). Senior leadership includes former Anthropic and DeepMind researchers.
- Compensation & Perks: Rated 4.0/5.0 on Compensation. As a non-profit, likely offers competitive (but not market-maxing) salaries with strong mission alignment. Perks include the coworking space, events, and a highly collaborative environment.
- Career Growth: High growth trajectory (53% YoY headcount increase) means rapid advancement opportunities. Employees often move to top AI labs (Anthropic, DeepMind, Stability AI) after their tenure.
- Notable: Currently hiring for Jailbreaking Lead (Red Team), Executive Operations Assistant, and Technical Project Manager (Red Team).