Allen Institute for AI reviews

Location is crowded and kind of remote, so commuting can be difficult. Unclear why we are not in a more spacious building with nearby bus lines, other than the fact that the CEO likes our building. There does not seem to be much concern with what employees think of the location, other than pep talks about how we are going to fix the space constraints but not leave. There is so much turnover in the administrative staff (HR and facilities especially) that it can be hard to figure out who to go to for support or questions. Hiring or retention process for AO staff seems to need improvement. Paid time off is better than Amazon (12 days to start for full time employees, plus 4 floating holidays and 10 days sick time), but otherwise not that competitive with other AI companies. Very few women in the company, and almost none working as managers. Discouraging for those of us who like a more diverse workplace. The CEO seemingly has to approve every hiring decision, which only adds to a pretty inefficient recruitment process.

Projects are quite separate and it's a challenge to standardize across them.