AI safety researcher lists nonprofit orgs matching AI lab salaries with fast-growing compute budgets
BlancheMinerva · x · 2026-09-10
Responding to Owain Evans, AI safety researcher Blanche Minerva lists nonprofit research organizations worth joining for people moving into AI safety, noting they generally pay very well—some matching AI lab salaries—and have generous, fast-growing compute budgets. The list includes Redwood Research, Apollo Research, FAR AI, METR, ARC, and UK AISI (a UK government body with lower pay but high-impact work).
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