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Research Scientist, FSF Risk Modeling and Governance, DeepMind

hackajob

Charing Cross, Central London £100,000 a year permanent Posted 26 August 2026 Apply by 1 October 2026

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About this role

hackajob is partnering directly with Google to hire for this role. We are hiring a research scientist to lead governance research and risk modeling work for the Frontier Safety Framework (FSF). The FSF is Google's framework for addressing possible severe risks from its frontier AI models. Both risk modeling and governance innovation are key to its continued success. Risk modeling helps Google understand the extent of the severe threats our models may pose, what mitigations are appropriate for a…

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