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Political Economist, Rule of Law
Political Economist, Rule of Law
AnthropicSan Francisco, CA / New York, NY / Washington, DC
Institutional decision-making
AI safety & policy
Full-time
Institutional decision-making
AI safety & policy
Full-time
Salary
$295,000 $345,000 USD
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Lead empirical research on how AI affects democratic institutions, elections, and governance, and turn findings into policy and product recommendations.
  • Produce public data, reports, and deep dives on AI use in politics
  • Design empirical studies using external data and privacy-preserving internal measurement systems
  • Run multi-agent experiments on rules, monitoring, voting, and dispute resolution under human oversight
  • Build partnerships with academics and policy researchers, and support outside use of research data
  • Visa sponsorship possible, with reasonable effort to secure a visa for successful candidates
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