Research Assistant

State of AI Report

📍Remote (Global) 💰 $100–250/day 🔄 Rolling Applications

We are seeking a research assistant to support the production of the 2025 edition of the State of AI Report. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a widely influential publication, deepen your understanding of AI, and help shape the public discourse around one of the most consequential technologies of our time.

• Collaborate with Nathan to research and produce a compelling narrative of annual progress in AI

• Read and distill complex academic papers, policy, and industry trends into clear, engaging analytical summaries for a broad audience

• Create analysis, charts and slides with a consistent tone, voice, and visual style

• Conceive and execute compelling, non-obvious narratives and primary research

• Fact-check key content and coordinate with external peer reviewers

• Support the report’s publication and distribution
  

Who You Are

• A strong writer and clear communicator

• Technically fluent—you can read and summarise cutting-edge AI research

• Familiar with recent developments in AI, both academic and applied

• Ideally, you have a research background or deep self-taught experience in AI

• You could be a current Master’s, PhD or Postdoc, or working in/around the AI startup or industrial research landscape, or taking time off between roles

How to Apply

Email nathan@airstreet.com with:

• A brief summary of your relevant experience (LinkedIn, CV, Twitter/X)

• Matching the tone and style of prior reports, create one slide for each of the following categories that you think should be included in the 2025 report:

• A research breakthrough

• A politically significant development

• A major or underestimated industry trend or series of data points

• One prediction in the style of those found at the end of previous reports.

Please focus your submissions on being analytical, opinionated, and interesting.