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Great compromise between academia and industry - Research Scientist Allen Institute for AI Employee Review

5.0
Jun 30, 2016
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Pros

As a research scientist, this is a great place to work. We have a strong research agenda, attend conferences, work on teams with great engineering support and have access to as much computation as we need. Our research is not constrained by a profit motive, and we are totally open. We are also fully funded, so we have no need to write grant proposals. We attract top-notch interns, so there is opportunity for mentoring. The title of my review says "compromise", but actually, I don't think there's any compromising here. We have the best of both industry and academia, without the drawbacks of either. A large percentage of the office works ~9-5, so the work/life balance is sane. I don't feel any kind of social pressure to work more than a 40 hour week, or to work in the evenings when I want to be spending time with my kids.

Cons

The problems we work on are challenging; too challenging, it feels like sometimes. While there's a lot of opportunity for people to work together, it's also too easy for individual researchers to get siloed off doing their own thing, ending up duplicating work.

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Pros

Cutting-edge AI research, the right balance between research and applications.

Cons

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Pros

Supportive colleagues, a thoughtful research process, and plenty of autonomy to explore meaningful problems. The team values high-quality work and encourages open discussion.

Cons

Priorities can sometimes shift quickly, and some projects would benefit from clearer timelines, ownership, and decision-making processes

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