Position overview

The AI Objectives Institute is open to connecting with mission-driven researchers to contribute to research and decision-making on the economic and societal impacts of AI. This works reports to the Institute's Director of Research and involves conducting research, designing and executing studies, and evaluating policy implications of experimental outcomes. Contributing to our work offers the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research at the intersection of economics, technology policy, and AI governance.

Interest Areas

• Conduct rigorous research with a focus on the diffusion of innovation and its consequences, including historical analysis and development of measurement methodologies

• Perform literature reviews at the intersection of AI economics, technology adoption, and societal impact

• Analyze policy implications of economic outcomes

• Design and implement data-collection strategies and experiments

• Publish research papers contributing to the understanding of AI's economic implications

• Develop scenario modeling frameworks to project potential economic outcomes from technical AI research

• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders across central banking, academia, and major AI companies

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience in innovation economics, technology adoption, impacts of emerging technology, or related fields

• Strong quantitative skills and proficiency with one or more statistical analysis frameworks (e.g., Python, R)

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams and external stakeholders

• Experience with scenario modeling and forecasting methodologies

• Fluency in technical discussion of current-generation AI development

• Experience working directly with policymakers or in policy analyst roles

• Publication record in relevant journals or policy venues

About the AI Objectives Institute

The AI Objectives Institute is a nonprofit R&D lab decoding and realigning the incentives that shape AI futures. We study how to maximize the benefits of large-scale systems – including AI, markets, and bureaucracies – to advance humanity's interests. Founded by the late internet pioneer Dr. Peter Eckersley, the Institute brings together academics, scientists, economists, entrepreneurs, and government officialsonduct experiments, and design processes that promote better outcomes at the intersection of social systems, markets, and AI progress.

Application Process

Please submit an application of interest by filling out the form linked above.