Research Scientist, Frontier AI Forecasting and Strategic Foresight, DeepMind Institute
Google · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- London, London, United Kingdom
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- 3+ years
Envision, build, and lead DMI's frontier AI forecasting and strategic foresight program, combining rigorous analysis with program execution to forecast AI trajectories.
Responsibilities
- Envision, build, and lead DMI's frontier AI forecasting and strategic foresight program, combining rigorous analysis with program execution.
- Identify the strategic and governance questions DeepMind leadership will face, and frame them early enough for analysis to shape the answer.
- Forecast capability trajectories, recursive self-improvement, and their governance and geopolitical implications, using judgmental and statistical forecasting, scenario analysis, and comparative analysis, with Research and Development (R&D), safety, and external researchers.
- Translate findings into memos, briefings, and publications that inform the Frontier Safety Framework, executive strategy, and national security engagements.
- Build AI-assisted forecasting tools and external partnerships that scale the team's foresight capacity and contribute to the wider field.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent advanced experience in a relevant technical, quantitative, or social-scientific field
- Nice to have: judgmental forecasting
- Nice to have: statistical modeling
- Nice to have: automated AI forecasting tools
- Nice to have: AI governance