Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Red Team (Misuse)

Job description

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. Team Description: Interventions that secure a system from abuse by bad actors or misaligned AI systems will grow in importance as AI systems become more capable, autonomous, and integrated into society. The Misuse Red Team is a specialised sub-team within AISI's wider Red Team. We red-team frontier AI safeguards for dangerous capabilities, research novel attack vectors, and develop advanced automated attack tooling. We share our findings with frontier AI companies (including Anthropic , OpenAI , DeepMind ), key UK officials, and other governments to inform their respective dep...