Kairos hiring: 80-150 applications per round, few pass the bar
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-03
Continuing the talent-bottleneck thread: austinc3301 says Kairos hiring rounds get 80-150 applications but only a few clear the minimum bar; orgs across Constellation all report being talent-constrained, not just for senior roles. Combined with the 6,000-application SPAR figure, qualified AI safety talent supply lags demand badly.
Related event: AI Safety Orgs Say Talent, Not Funding, Is the Real Bottleneck(2 posts)→
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