Lossfunk is a lab for independent AI researchers.
You propose a research project, and if we find it interesting, we will let you in our community, provide you compute and resources to work on your project. You can work on your project part time, remotely from anywhere in the world.
If you want to pursue research, but aren't ready or willing to take it up full time as of now, this is for you.
What Lossfunk provides:
What Lossfunk expects from you:
To do research at Lossfunk (as an intern or fulltime/part time researcher), our process requires you to submit the following
Before you start, we strongly recommend getting familiar with our approach in science and research by reading following articles (in order):
All this reading will help you with coming up with a research plan which is a 2-3 page writeup on what you intend to do at Lossfunk.
A research plan is a 3-4 page document detailing what you intend to do during the 6 months that it generally takes to finish one research project.
Your research plan can be structured how you want it to be, but we recommend you include the following information:
Examples of research plans by Lossfunk researchers:
Q: How do I prepare myself for research?
Read Manifesto for doing good science in AI for our take on what research is.
To get into a researcher’s mindset, we recommend mapping out uncertainties / unanswered questions in areas you’re interested in. Brainstorming with ChatGPT/Gemini/Claude can help.
Q: What if I don't have a research question / idea to begin?
Email us (at [email protected]) with your interests, and we can recommend a few research questions you can choose from.
However, note that what we provide is mere starting suggestions. Ultimately, since you’ll be spending several months doing research independently, you need to select a research question / problem that you feel passionate about.
Q: How to go about doing background literature review?
We recommend following resources:
Q: Can I use LLMs to prepare my research plan?
We don't encourage writing with LLMs as it introduces a certain kind of laziness in thinking. You can obviously use LLMs for brainstorming, but we strongly recommend writing your research plan by yourself.
We want to see how well you’re able to write on technical subjects. Communicating clearly what you’ve discovered is part of being a good researcher, and you’ll be expected to write papers, technical reports or blog posts on your findings. So, knowing that you’re able to write well is important to us.
So, in your application process, include one or more pieces of your technical writing. It can be a blog post, a paper, an article, or a report that you have written before. (In case your document has multiple authors, please highlight what sections/parts you wrote.)
Examples of technical writing:
AI research requires a threshold level of technical abilities.
So, in your application process, include a 2-3 minute video walkthrough of a technical project that you contributed to. Walk us through overall architecture + deep dive into a gnarly/complex component or algorithm within it.
In essence, within a 2-3 minutes long screencast, you need to pitch us that you can own and drive complex technical projects.
Once you’re ready with the three things (research plan, technical writing, coding walkthrough), use the form below to apply.
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PS: If you have any questions about Lossfunk, your role, or expectations from the assignment, do not hesitate to ask us via [email protected]
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