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$80–$150/hr

  • Design evaluations of conceptual reasoning in AI safety, covering governance, alignment, macrostrategy, and economics.
  • Develop rubrics that separate genuine reasoning from plausible-sounding filler.
  • Iterate on tasks with frontier models and collaborate with a top research team.

AI Governance Economics

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