Biosecurity & AI Safety Fellowship
Core
Review and label biological and biotechnology-related content to identify dual-use or misuse risks while preserving legitimate scientific research.
Role type
Biology Subject Matter Expert (SME) for AI safety content moderation
Builds
Automated monitoring systems and human review processes for AI safety
Domain
Biosecurity, AI safety, biological threat assessment
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
technical depth in biology (microbiology, virology, molecular biology, synthetic biology), ability to distinguish legitimate research from dual-use applications, analytical judgment, policy application to ambiguous scenarios, documentation of reasoning
Preferred skills
government/national security/biodefense experience, pathogen/infectious disease research, cancer biology/genomics research, master's-level scientific training
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Review and label biological exchanges against safety policies, evaluate complex biological scenarios for risk, document reasoning for ambiguous cases, improve consistency of safety review processes
Seniority
Mid-level contractor (25-40 hours/week)