OpenAI Hiring $445K Researcher for 'Recursive Self-Improvement Preparedness'
r/OpenAI / Business Insider·high signal
OpenAI posted a researcher role within its Preparedness team offering $295K–$445K total compensation to study the risks of recursive self-improvement — where AI systems could help design, train, or optimize future versions of themselves with little human oversight. The listing states: 'This work relies on reasoning about problems that might exist in the future but might not exist now. So it's especially important that people in this role are tasteful and strategic.' The role signals OpenAI is operationalizing x-risk preparedness as a dedicated research track.