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AI Research - Scientist/ Engineer

SentientGlobal
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Qualifications

PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field. Proven experience with machine learning, natural language processing, and multi-agent systems. Strong programming skills in Python, TensorFlow, or PyTorch. Familiarity with open-source software development practices. Excellent problem-solving abilities and a collaborative mindset.

About the job

About Sentient

Sentient is at the forefront of developing the world's first collaborative and community-driven AGI platform. Our open-source intelligence network is designed to compete with and enhance existing closed systems such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Our mission is ambitious yet straightforward: to ensure the triumph of open-source AI.

As a research powerhouse, Sentient is delivering groundbreaking advancements that consistently outperform leading closed-source laboratories across various benchmarks and applications:

  • GRID – the core network of agents, models, and data that fuel our cutting-edge research and applications.

  • Sentient Chat – the consumer access point to GRID, boasting over 2M users on the waitlist.

  • Dobby LLMs – a family of open-source models that integrate human-like values at scale, achieving top ranking on the UGI benchmark with the most extensive personality layer in AI.

  • Open Deep Search (ODS) – our open-source AI search framework with a remarkable 75.3% FRAMES score, surpassing GPT-4o (~65%) and Perplexity (~45%).

  • ROMA – a multi-agent routing framework; currently #1 on GitHub, outperforming competitors like Gemini 2.5 Pro and Kimi.

  • Model Fingerprinting – the first cryptographic framework ensuring verifiable model ownership.

Supported by $85M in seed funding co-led by Founders Fund, Pantera Capital, and Framework Ventures, along with backing from Franklin Templeton, Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasan, Symbolic Capital, IDG, and others, Sentient is uniquely positioned to shape the future of open-source AGI.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Research Scientist/Engineer on our AI team at Sentient to spearhead the development and implementation of advanced techniques for training language models and agents endowed with superior reasoning capabilities. You will focus on creating AI that can make strategic decisions in high-stakes multi-agent environments, such as financial transactions. Your work will include developing innovative post-training and agentic techniques, aimed at demonstrably enhancing AI behavior.

Explore the following resources to understand the pioneering work we undertake at Sentient:

  1. Agentic frameworks: https://github.com/sentient-agi/ROMA

About Sentient

Sentient is a pioneering force in the realm of artificial general intelligence, committed to creating an open-source platform that empowers communities. Our vision is to democratize AI technology, ensuring it is accessible and beneficial for all. With a team of top-tier researchers and substantial financial backing, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in AI.

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