Basis aims to understand and build intelligence by establishing mathematical principles of reasoning, learning, decision-making, understanding, and explanation, and constructing software to implement these principles. They also seek to advance society's ability to solve intractable problems by expanding the scale, complexity, and breadth of solvable problems and accelerating future problem-solving capabilities. The MARA project specifically focuses on developing new foundations and technologies for modeling, abstraction, and reasoning in AI systems, addressing the challenge of current AI systems struggling to replicate human world model capabilities.
Requirements
- Strong background in areas such as reinforcement learning, program synthesis, probabilistic programming, machine learning, AI reasoning systems, and cognitive modeling.
- Experience in developing AI systems that combine neural and symbolic methods is highly valued.
- Interest in foundational AI research and its applications to modeling, abstraction, and reasoning.
- Individuals with a demonstrated track record in scientific research, evidenced through publications, technical reports, or impactful software projects.
Responsibilities
- Conduct independent and collaborative research focused on the MARA project.
- Develop new methods and algorithms for modeling, abstraction, and reasoning in AI systems.
- Apply these methods to concrete challenges such as AutumnBench, physical and simulated robotics environments, the Abstract Reasoning Corpus (ARC), and other domains.
- Disseminate research findings through academic publications and presentations at leading conferences.
- Develop and maintain open-source software
- (Optionally) Publish and present findings in journals and conferences
- Contribute to the culture and direction of Basis
Other
- Researchers holding a PhD in computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive science, or related fields.
- Basis is a collaborative effort, both internally and with our external partners; we are looking for people who enjoy working with others on problems larger than ones they can tackle alone.
- Excited about solving real world problems and having positive societal impact.
- Provide mentorship to junior team members and contribute to the scientific discourse through seminars, workshops, and collaborative projects.
- Be prepared to attend multi-day Basis-wide in-person events.
