• Job Description

  Req#: JR-111406

  
  
  Sony AI America, a branch of Sony AI, is a remotely distributed organization spread across the U.S. and Canada. Sony AI is Sony’s new research organization pursuing the mission to use AI to unleash human creativity. Sony AI works closely with Sony’s other business units, including Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and Sony Music Entertainment. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: https://ai.sony/

  General Information

  Sony AI is seeking highly motivated, self-driven individuals with expertise in AI Ethics - specifically Fairness, Transparency, and Accountability (FTA). Sony has many real-world AI applications at the intersection of entertainment and technology , and we are looking for smart, enthusiastic people who want to research, develop and deploy techniques for FTA .

  Roles and Responsibilities

  • Lead research initiatives in AI ethics related to fairness, accountability and transparency

  • Manage a team of research scientists and engineers i n the US, Switzerland , and Japan to execute ambitious AI projects

  • Provide advice and consultation for business units on AI ethics, managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships

  • Investigate new algorithms to solve fundamental AI ethics problems

  • Write code to support research, usually in python and/or C++

  • Write reports and give presentations for internal audiences

  • Write papers for and give presentations at academic conferences

  Required Qualifications and Skills

  • Passion to develop cutting-edge AI ethics technology and deploy it through a multi-stakeholder approach.

  • Background in Machine Learning (PhD or equivalent experience) with a track record of relevant academic publications, patents, and/or open-source software.

  • 3 years of industry work experience after PhD or post-doc, with p roven business impact in past industry role

  • Experience managing teams of researchers

  • Experience working effectively with different AI ethics stakeholders, such as users and product, engineering, legal, and compliance business units to execute large, complex projects .

  • Publication record in algorithmic fairness, accountability, and transparency, especially around detecting and mitigating bias in computer vision , speech processing technologies , and/or generative AI technologies .

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills, including the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  Other Required Knowledge

  • The ability to deliver on tight deadlines and adapt to evolving or changing requirements

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

  Preferable major

  Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence , Statistics

  Working Location

  United States (location flexible) , Tokyo, or Zurich

  The anticipated annual base salary for this position in the US is $170,000 to 210,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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• About the company

  Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.

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