AE Studio and IARPA fund 6 alignment researchers: 2-week sprints, $1,000 stipend per sprint
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-11-05
CRUCIBLE, an IARPA-funded program run by AE Studio, is recruiting alignment researchers worldwide with applications due Nov 15.
- Propose a hypothesis for one of 6 research questions; winners get engineering support (2 hrs/week of your time buys 60+ hrs of engineering per sprint), ML expertise, compute, and a $1,000 stipend per sprint
- Sprints last 2 weeks and ideas must show signal in that window, with promising work extendable
- 6 researcher slots available
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