New Delhi, May 24 -- OpenAI has posted a job listing for a researcher to work on one of the most consequential challenges in artificial intelligence: what happens when an AI system becomes capable of making itself smarter. The role, which sits within the company's Preparedness safety team, comes with a salary range of $295,000 to $445,000 (approximately Rs.2.5 crore to Rs.3.7 crore) and an unusual hiring criterion, according to Business Insider, which first reported on the listing.

"This work relies on reasoning about problems that might exist in the future, but might not exist now," the listing says, per Business Insider. "So it's especially important that people in this role are tasteful and strategic."

The job listing centres on a co...