Multilateral Governance Lead
Remote
FLI /
Full-Time /
Remote
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is hiring a Multilateral Governance lead. This role will investigate the appropriate shape for an international entity to govern AI, and advocate for this proposal with key states around the world.
At national level, states are increasingly setting up AI Safety institutes and enforcement offices. The UN Secretary General António Guterres has suggested AI governance will require a new international entity. The Multilateral Governance lead will work will these and other agencies to build consensus behind our chosen approach to international AI governance.
As Multilateral Governance lead, you will:
- Review emerging literature on the various options for AI agency design, from a formal UN entity to a more informal coalition of states (similar to the Financial Action Task Force.)
- Develop a clear FLI vision on the appropriate structure for an international entity.
- Run workshops with relevant thinktanks, diplomats and academics.
- Establish a close network with key officials in the office of the UN Tech Envoy, the EU AI Office, the Japanese, UK and US Safety Institutes, and other relevant bodies.
- Mobilise support for a specific agency proposal with leading AI states globally, both in person in capital cities and at international organizations.
- Identify opportunities for FLI to fund efforts contributing to strong international AI governance via grants and contracts.
Qualifications and skills required:
- Experience working in advocacy or policy roles.
- Strong self-direction, proactivity and work ethic. Comfortable working independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to bring together information from a range of sources and to present it to a non-expert audience in a compelling way.
- Ability to plan for, lead and facilitate meetings with very senior stakeholders, including government decision-makers, academics and other partners.
- Willingness to travel internationally, and to take occasional meetings at odd hours to accommodate FLI’s various time zones. These hours may be compensated throughout the week.
Preferred qualifications and qualities:
- A graduate degree in emerging technologies, international relations or similar.
- We particularly welcome those located in Asia to apply as we aim to help build FLI’s global reach. An Asian location is however not a prerequisite for this role. (Note: Candidates based in Asia should be prepared for occasional meetings outside of typical business hours to align with team members in the US and Europe.)
$110,000 - $190,000 a year
Compensation will vary depending on experience and geography.
Additional benefits include 24+ days of leave per year, paid parental leave, and a work from home allowance for the purchase of office supplies or equipment.
Application Process: Apply by uploading your resume and optional cover letter, alongside a short answer to the following question: "Out of all the world's existing international agencies, which one best serves as a blueprint for a future AI entity and why?" [max 200 words]
Please apply via our website. Email applications are not accepted.
Application deadline: September 8, 2024
FLI aims to be an inclusive organization. We proactively seek job applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. If you are passionate about FLI’s mission and think you have what it takes to be successful in this role even though you may not check all the boxes, please still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Questions may be directed to jobsadmin@futureoflife.org.
About the Future of Life Institute
Founded in 2014, FLI is an independent non-profit working to steer transformative technology towards benefitting life and away from extreme large-scale risks. Our work includes grantmaking, educational outreach, and policy engagement.
Our work has been featured in The Washington Post, Politico, Vox, Forbes, The Guardian, the BBC, and Wired.
Some of our achievements include:
- Pause Giant AI Experiments, an open letter calling for a 6 month pause on the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. The letter has been signed by more than 30,000 people, including Yoshua Bengio, Stuart Russell, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Yuval Noah Harari, and Andrew Yang.
- The Asilomar AI Principles, one of the earliest and most influential sets of AI governance principles.
- Slaughterbots, a viral video campaign raising awareness about the dangers of lethal autonomous weapons.
- The Future of Life Award, which retrospectively awards unsung heroes who made the world a better place. Past winners include individuals who prevented nuclear wars, helped to eradicate smallpox, and solved the ozone crisis.
- Worldbuild.ai, which imagines flourishing futures with strong AI and works out how to get there.
FLI is a largely virtual organization, with a team of 20 distributed across Europe and the US. We have offices in Campbell, California and in Brussels, Belgium, and meet in person as a full team twice a year.
