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Virologist, AI Safety and Evaluations
Virologist, AI Safety and Evaluations
10a LabsRemote (US)
Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
AI safety & policy
Part-time
Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
AI safety & policy
Part-time
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Description
Design and run evaluations of advanced AI systems on virology, microbiology, and biosecurity tasks, assessing capabilities, accuracy, and potential biological misuse risks.
  • Build scientific benchmarks, evaluation scenarios, and scoring rubrics for biological domains
  • Conduct model evaluations and red-teaming focused on biosecurity and dual-use misuse risks
  • Review AI-generated scientific outputs for accuracy, feasibility, completeness, and safety implications
  • Analyze results and contribute to technical reports with scientists, AI researchers, and engineers
  • Contract role on a per needed basis, with commitment dependent on work load
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