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OpenAI hires $445K safety researcher as AI intern arrives 2026

5/24/2026

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OpenAI posted a safety researcher job paying $295,000-$445,000 to study recursive self-improvement.
The role will defend models from data poisoning, build tools, and monitor AI staff automation.
CEO Sam Altman targets an automated AI research intern on thousands of chips by September 2026 and an AI researcher by March 2028.
Jack Clark predicts a 60 % chance AI R&D will be unsupervised by end-2028 while METR says AI task length doubles seven months.

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Story summary

OpenAI posted a safety researcher job paying $295,000-$445,000 to study recursive self-improvement.
The role will defend models from data poisoning, build tools, and monitor AI staff automation.
CEO Sam Altman targets an automated AI research intern on thousands of chips by September 2026 and an AI researcher by March 2028.
Jack Clark predicts a 60 % chance AI R&D will be unsupervised by end-2028 while METR says AI task length doubles seven months.