Also called: AI Security Researcher, Adversarial Tester
Tries to trick, jailbreak, and break AI systems so weaknesses get fixed before bad actors find them.
Today you're trying every clever prompt you can think of to get a chatbot to reveal secrets or give dangerous instructions. Each successful attack becomes a report that helps engineers patch the model.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in CS or security, or strong self-taught hacking skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Cybersecurity.
Growing much faster than average. New, growing specialty at AI labs and security firms.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated attack tools now probe AI models at scale; creative jailbreaks and judging real-world harms stay human.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, Psychology, Debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1212.
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