Neo Research is an independent frontier safety research and evaluations organisation, based in Singapore. We focus on loss-of-control and harmful manipulation risks in frontier AI models.
What you'll do
Lead research on loss-of-control and harmful manipulation in frontier models.
Design novel evaluation methodologies, including approaches to evaluation awareness, sandbagging, and deception.
Author safety reports and research publications.
Set research direction in collaboration with the team.
Engage with the wider safety community: AI safety institutes, frontier labs, academic collaborators.
What we are looking for
Track record of original research in AI safety, evaluations, or a closely adjacent field.
Deep familiarity with frontier model behaviour and elicitation methodology.
Ability to define a research agenda and drive it to publication.
Strong technical writing.
Comfortable working closely with engineers to operationalise research.
Good to have
PhD or equivalent independent research output.
Published work on dangerous capability or alignment evaluations.
Familiarity with frontier lab safety reports and regulatory frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF).