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Events, training, fellowships, mixers, and CFPs across Applied Cognitive Oversight, instruments for epistemic access to model cognition, and the broader AI safety, alignment, and governance community. Refreshed weekly. Sorted by salience. What's ACO?

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EAGxOxford 2026

conference ★ 0.79 Apps close Sep 13, 2026
📅 Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 📍 Oxford, UK via EA Global Events

EAGx conference in Oxford, part of Effective Altruism Global conference series. Community event with AI safety focus and programming.

#governance#alignment#community#safety
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ERA Cambridge Winter Fellowship 2027

fellowship ★ 0.72 Apps close Sep 13, 2026
📅 Jan 18, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 📍 Cambridge, UK via ERA Cambridge: Existential Risk Alliance Fellowship

ERA:AI Fellowship accelerating talent and advancing research to understand and mitigate risks from increasingly capable AI systems. Fellowship alumni work at UK AI Security Institute, European AI Office, NIST, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Cambridge, CAIS, MIRI, and FAR AI.

#alignment#governance#x-risk#safety
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Algoverse AI Research Program Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.78 Apps close Sep 15, 2026 ?
📅 Sep 20, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 📍 Virtual via Algoverse AI Research

12-week AI safety research fellowship funded by Open Philanthropy (Coefficient Giving). Two tracks: Fundamental AI Research (model development, interpretability, agents, alignment, evals) and Applied AI Research (domain applications). Mentorship from researchers at Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, Stanford, and Berkeley. Recent cohorts achieved 68-73% conference acceptance rates at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and ACL workshops.

#alignment#interpretability#evals#research-practice
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EAGxIndia 2026

conference ★ 0.73 Apps close Sep 19, 2026
📅 Sep 19, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026 📍 New Delhi, India via EA Global Events

EAGx conference in India, part of Effective Altruism Global conference series. Community event with AI safety focus and programming.

#governance#alignment#community#safety
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ARC White-Box Estimation Challenge 2026

other ★ 0.60 Apps close Sep 19, 2026

Contest to improve estimation algorithms for random MLPs. Partnership between ARC (Alignment Research Center) and AIcrowd. Warm-up round began in early June 2026. Focuses on advancing theoretical alignment research through algorithmic improvements.

#interpretability#evals#control#alignment#research-practice challengecompetition
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NeurIPS 2026

conference ★ 0.65 CFP closes Sep 24, 2026 ?
📅 Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 📍 Sydney, Australia · Hybrid via NeurIPS: Safety-related Workshops

Neural Information Processing Systems conference. Multi-site event with main conference in Sydney (Dec 6-12), satellite sites in Atlanta (Dec 9-13) and Paris (Dec 9-13). Emphasizes ethical standards through Ethics Review Chair and Scientific Integrity Chair. Safety-related workshops tracked separately. General Chairs: Hsuan-Tien Lin (National Taiwan University) and Razvan Pascanu (Google DeepMind, Mila).

#alignment#interpretability#evals#ml-safety#machine-learning#ml#research-practice conference
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EA Global: New York City 2026

conference ★ 0.86 Apps close Sep 27, 2026
📅 Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 📍 New York City, USA via EA Global Events

EA Global conference series organized by Centre for Effective Altruism. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming. In scope for social/community event reasons and AI safety focus.

#governance#alignment#policy#community#safety
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Alignment Journal General Submissions Open

cfp ★ 0.84 CFP closes Oct 1, 2026 ?
📅 Oct 1, 2026 📍 Virtual via Alignment Forum Events

The Alignment Journal opens general submissions for peer-reviewed AI alignment research. This new journal provides a venue for rigorous alignment research across theoretical and empirical work. Researchers can create accounts and submit manuscripts for review starting in October 2026.

#alignment
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Iliad October Intensive 2026

fellowship ★ 0.83 Apps close Oct 1, 2026 ?
📅 Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026 📍 Berkeley, USA via LessWrong Events

4-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in Berkeley. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations
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AI Collusion Research Sprint 2026

hackathon ★ 0.81 Reg closes Oct 23, 2026
📅 Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 📍 Hybrid via Apart Research

Three-day research sprint focused on AI collusion research. Part of Apart Research's monthly sprint series with 6,000+ participants across 200+ global locations.

#multi-agent#evals#safety
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Warsaw AI Safety Day 2026

conference ★ 0.87 Reg closes Oct 24, 2026 ?
📅 Oct 24, 2026 📍 Warsaw, Poland via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

One-day AI safety conference in Warsaw organized by AI Safety Poland. Community event for Polish AI safety researchers and practitioners.

#safety#community
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EAGxBerlin 2026

conference ★ 0.77 Reg closes Oct 25, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 Berlin, Germany via EA Global Events

EAGx conference in Berlin, part of Effective Altruism Global conference series. Community event with AI safety focus and programming.

#governance#alignment#safety#community
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Iliad November Intensive 2026

fellowship ★ 0.80 Apps close Nov 1, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 2, 2026 – Nov 27, 2026 📍 London, UK via LessWrong Events

4-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in London at LISA. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations
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Vision Weekend USA 2026

conference ★ 0.79 Reg closes Nov 5, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Foresight's flagship conference gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore the frontiers of science and technology. Includes AI safety track and secure AI discussions.

#safety#alignment#governance#research-practice
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Foresight Vision Weekend USA 2026

conference ★ 0.64 Reg closes Nov 13, 2026
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Flagship event gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore the frontiers of science and technology. 40-year-old organization focused on transformative technology including AI safety tracks.

#alignment#governance
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EAGxAustralasia 2026

conference ★ 0.76 Reg closes Nov 15, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 27, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026 📍 Melbourne, Australia via EA Global Events

EAGx conference in Melbourne, part of Effective Altruism Global conference series. Community event with AI safety focus and programming.

#governance#alignment#safety#community
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MATS Winter 2027

fellowship ★ 0.92
📅 Jan 6, 2027 📍 Berkeley, USA · Hybrid via MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars

ML Alignment & Theory Scholars programme pairing scholars with mentors from leading AI safety organizations. Winter 2027 cohort with applications now open. Multiple research streams available.

#alignment#interpretability
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GovAI U.S. AI Policy Program 2026

fellowship ★ 0.91 Apps closed Jul 5, 2026
📅 Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 1, 2026 📍 Hybrid via GovAI - Centre for the Governance of AI

Twelve-week part-time programme for U.S. policy professionals. Five hours weekly commitment. Runs early September to early December 2026 with Thanksgiving break. Focused on AI governance and policy.

#governance#policy
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MATS Autumn 2026

fellowship ★ 0.87 Apps closed Jun 7, 2026
📅 Sep 28, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 📍 Berkeley, USA · Hybrid via MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars

10-week ML Alignment & Theory Scholars fellowship with optional 6-12 month extension. Fellows receive weekly stipends ($1,250), compute budgets ($2,000/week), housing, meals, and mentorship from leading AI safety researchers. Locations in Berkeley, CA and London, UK. Applications closed for Autumn 2026.

#alignment#interpretability
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ARENA 9.0

fellowship ★ 0.87 Apps closed Sep 1, 2026 ?
📅 Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 📍 London, UK via ARENA: Alignment Research Engineering Accelerator

4-5 week in-person bootcamp for technical AI safety skills training. Career development events and community building with AI safety professionals. All travel, visa, accommodation, and meal costs covered. ARENA runs 2-3 bootcamps annually.

#alignment#interpretability#reinforcement-learning#research-practice
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Swiss AI Safety Days 2026

conference ★ 0.87
📅 Nov 7, 2026 📍 Zürich, Switzerland via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

AI safety conference in Zürich organized by Zurich AI Safety. Community event for Swiss and European AI safety researchers.

#alignment#governance#evals#safety#community
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Iliad Fall Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.85 Apps closed Sep 1, 2026 ?
📅 Sep 7, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 📍 London, UK via LessWrong Events

3-month mentored research fellowship in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in London at LISA. Provides $6,000/month stipend. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations
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Iliad September Intensive 2026

fellowship ★ 0.85 Apps closed Sep 1, 2026 ?
📅 Sep 7, 2026 – Oct 2, 2026 📍 London, UK via LessWrong Events

4-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in London at LISA. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength.

#alignment#formal-foundations
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Anthropic Fellows Program November 2026

fellowship ★ 0.85 Apps closed Jul 26, 2026
📅 Nov 1, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 📍 Hybrid via Anthropic Alignment Blog

Four-month fellowship for empirical research on AI safety aligned with Anthropic's research priorities. Fellows receive weekly stipend of $3,850 USD, compute funding (~$15k/month), and close mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Application deadline July 26.

#alignment#interpretability#control#evals
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📅 Sep 28, 2026 📍 Cambridge, USA via FAR AI - Foundational AI Research

Invite-only workshop co-hosted with Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative bringing together researchers from Harvard, MIT, and other leading universities to explore research directions in AI safety and alignment.

#alignment#safety#research-practice
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PIBBSS Winter Fellowship 2026-2027

fellowship ★ 0.83 Apps closed Jul 20, 2026
📅 Nov 1, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 📍 Cape Town, South Africa · Hybrid via PIBBSS / Principles of Intelligence

Three-month interdisciplinary AI safety research program connecting researchers studying complex and intelligent systems with dedicated AI safety mentors. Primarily in Cape Town, South Africa with remote participation available only for exceptional candidates. Comprehensive support package: $3,000 monthly stipend, free accommodation, flight support. Focused on selecting top-tier researchers from non-traditional AI backgrounds and giving them the structural support, funding, and network to transition into AI safety, alignment, and governance research. Full-time commitment.

#alignment
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AI Measurement Science Workshop 2026

workshop ★ 0.81 CFP closed Aug 15, 2026
📅 Oct 9, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Stanford AI Measurement Science Lab

Inaugural workshop bringing together researchers from ML, statistics, psychometrics, economics, and policy to address measurement as a first-class scientific problem for frontier AI. Three challenges: interactive measurement, measurement under strategic optimization, and measurement under non-stationarity. Co-located with COLM 2026. Invited speakers: Daniel Kang (UIUC), Serena Wang (Harvard/UBC), Jacob Steinhardt (UC Berkeley), Elham Tabassi (Brookings). Non-archival proceedings.

#evals#interpretability#measurement-science
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Anthropic Fellows Program July 2026

fellowship ★ 0.79 Apps closed Apr 26, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 📍 Hybrid via Anthropic Alignment Blog

4-month empirical AI safety research fellowship with close mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Fellows investigate scalable oversight, adversarial robustness, AI control, model organisms, mechanistic interpretability, AI security, and model welfare. Program provides $3,850/week stipend, ~$15k/month compute funding, and aims for public research outputs (typically papers). Over 80% of first cohort produced papers; 40%+ joined Anthropic full-time afterward.

#alignment#interpretability#control#evals
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OpenAI Safety Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.78 Apps closed May 3, 2026
📅 Sep 14, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027 📍 Berkeley, USA · Hybrid via OpenAI Safety Fellowship

Fellowship for external researchers, engineers, and practitioners to pursue rigorous, high-impact research on safety and alignment of advanced AI systems. Priority areas: safety evaluation, ethics, robustness, scalable mitigations, privacy-preserving safety, agentic oversight, high-severity misuse domains. Monthly stipend, compute resources, mentorship from OpenAI staff, API credits, workspace in Berkeley. Fellows produce substantial research output (papers, benchmarks, datasets). Welcomes diverse backgrounds.

#alignment#evals#governance#safety
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📅 Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Foresight Institute workshop on AI for frontier and meta science. Focus areas include Secure AI, Neurotechnology, Longevity Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Part of Foresight's technical workshops bringing together top talent to solve bottlenecks at the frontiers of science and technology.

#alignment#governance#safety#research-practice
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GovAI DC Winter Fellowship 2027

fellowship ★ 0.76 Apps closed Jul 12, 2026
📅 Jan 18, 2027 – Apr 9, 2027 📍 Washington DC, USA via GovAI - Centre for the Governance of AI

Three-month bipartisan AI governance and policy fellowship designed to accelerate or launch careers in American AI policy, emphasizing practical policy relevance.

#governance#policy
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GovAI UK Winter Fellowship 2027 (Research Track)

fellowship ★ 0.76 Apps closed Jul 12, 2026
📅 Jan 18, 2027 – Apr 9, 2027 📍 London, UK via GovAI - Centre for the Governance of AI

Three-month research-oriented AI governance fellowship. Participants conduct independent research projects and participate in expert sessions and networking.

#governance#policy
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Astra Fellowship Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.76
📅 Sep 14, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027 📍 Berkeley, United States via Constellation Astra Fellowship

A 5-month fully funded fellowship pairing emerging talent with senior mentors on technical, governance, strategy, and field-building projects. Offers two tracks: Empirical Research (ML safety topics) and Strategy & Governance (policy and organizational development). Provides $8,400 monthly stipend, ~$15,000/month research budget for empirical fellows, mentorship, workspace access, and placement services.

#alignment#governance#technical-safety fellowshipmentorship
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Claude Corps Fellowship October 2026

fellowship ★ 0.76 Apps closed Jul 17, 2026
📅 Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 1, 2027 📍 United States via Anthropic Events & Announcements

National fellowship for early-career professionals interested in extending AI's benefits across American communities. Twelve-month programme combining intensive initial training with ongoing weekly instruction alongside placement at host nonprofits. First cohort of 100 fellows begins in October 2026.

#governance
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AI Incident Response Sprint 2026

hackathon ★ 0.76 Reg closed Sep 11, 2026
📅 Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026 📍 Hybrid via Apart Research

Three-day sprint examining the July 2026 OpenAI agent sandbox breach at Hugging Face. Participants turn public evidence from the incident into response methods defenders and regulators can actually use. Part of Apart Research's monthly sprint series with 6,000+ participants across 200+ global locations.

#evals#governance#security#safety
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  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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}
📅 Sep 26, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

One-day hackathon focused on building AI tools for better decision-making and coordination. Organized by BlueDot Impact in San Francisco.

#safety#governance
Salience signals
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  "community_signal": 0.75,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.85,
  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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}

MARS V 2026

fellowship ★ 0.73
📅 Aug 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 📍 Cambridge, UK · Hybrid via MARS - Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at CAISH

Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at Cambridge AI Safety Hub. Matches exceptional students and early-career researchers with experienced researchers from AI labs, think tanks, and academia. In-person kick-off week (July 13-19 or July 20-26), remote research phase (August-September), final output (October). Applications closed as of May 10, 2026. MARS VI launching December 2026.

#alignment
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.9,
  "time_proximity": 0.8,
  "community_signal": 0.75,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.8,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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}

GovAI UK Winter Fellowship 2027 (Applied Track)

fellowship ★ 0.73 Apps closed Jul 12, 2026
📅 Jan 18, 2027 – Apr 9, 2027 📍 London, UK via GovAI - Centre for the Governance of AI

Three-month fellowship focused on non-research projects in communications, policy, operations, and program management.

#governance#policy
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.8,
  "time_proximity": 0.17405405405405405,
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  "speaker_org_signal": 0.9,
  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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}

MARS V 2026: Stage 2 Mentor Selection

fellowship ★ 0.72 Apps closed May 10, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 13, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 📍 Cambridge, United Kingdom · Hybrid via MARS - Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at CAISH

Stage 2 of MARS V selection process, for invited candidates only. Part-time, hybrid research programme matching exceptional students and early-career researchers with experienced mentors. Includes $2k+ compute budget, Claude Max, accommodation, meals, and travel funding.

#alignment#technical-safety#mentorship#control#interpretability#evals#governance
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.9,
  "time_proximity": 0.7786163522012579,
  "community_signal": 0.7,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.8,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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}

MARS VI 2026

fellowship ★ 0.71
📅 Dec 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027 📍 Hybrid via MARS - Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at CAISH

Mentorship for Alignment Researchers programme matching exceptional students and early-career researchers with experienced mentors from AI labs, think tanks, and academia. Operated by Cambridge AI Safety Hub.

#alignment#governance fellowshipmentorship
Salience signals
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  "type_weight": 0.8,
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  "time_proximity": 0.6679245283018868,
  "community_signal": 0.75,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.8,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
  "source_count": 1
}

AI Governance Club (Sept 17)

reading-group ★ 0.71
📅 Sep 17, 2026 📍 Virtual via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

AI governance discussion group organized by BlueDot Impact. Virtual reading and discussion club for AI governance topics.

#governance#policy
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.8,
  "time_proximity": 0.5428571428571429,
  "community_signal": 0.75,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.85,
  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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}

SPAR Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.71 Apps closed Aug 18, 2026
📅 Sep 14, 2026 – Dec 14, 2026 📍 Virtual via SPAR - Supervised Program for Alignment Research

Part-time, remote research fellowship lasting three months. Participants commit 5-40 hours weekly pairing aspiring researchers with experienced mentors on AI safety, policy, security, interpretability, biosecurity, and societal impact topics. Fully virtual and global. Includes Demo Day with presentations, posters, and career fair featuring METR and Redwood Research. $7,000 in prizes for outstanding presentations. No compensation provided to participants.

#alignment#interpretability#evals#governance#safety#policy
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.9,
  "time_proximity": 0.4571428571428572,
  "community_signal": 0.8,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.85,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
  "source_count": 1
}

FAS AI Safety Policy Entrepreneurship Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.70 Apps closed Sep 7, 2026
📅 Sep 30, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 📍 Hybrid via FAS AI Safety Policy Entrepreneurship Fellowship

Federation of American Scientists Policy Entrepreneurship Fellowship focused on frontier AI safety. Part-time (5 hours/week) developing policy memos addressing AI safety challenges. Includes California retreat (Nov 4-7) and DC capstone (Feb 22 week). $5,000 stipend plus travel expenses, $1,000 merit award for top performer. Focus areas: cybersecurity, governance frameworks, risk assessment, transparency, capability thresholds, compute governance, critical infrastructure protection.

#governance#policy#safety
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.85,
  "time_proximity": 0.9142857142857143,
  "community_signal": 0.7,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.75,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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}

CNY AI Safety Launch Retreat

retreat ★ 0.69
📅 Nov 13, 2026 📍 New York, USA via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

Launch retreat for Central New York AI Safety community organized by BlueDot Impact. The retreat aims to establish a local AI safety hub and build connections among researchers, students, and practitioners in the New York area working on alignment and governance challenges.

#alignment#governance
Salience signals
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  "type_weight": 0.75,
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  "topic_relevance": 0.75,
  "time_proximity": 0.5471698113207547,
  "community_signal": 0.7,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.75,
  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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}

SPAR Spring 2027

fellowship ★ 0.68
📅 Feb 16, 2027 – May 16, 2027 📍 Virtual via SPAR - Supervised Program for Alignment Research

Supervised Program for Alignment Research. Part-time remote research program pairing aspiring researchers with experienced mentors from Google DeepMind, RAND, Apollo Research, MATS, UK AISI, etc. for three-month projects. Applications open around December.

#alignment
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.9,
  "time_proximity": 0.280503144654088,
  "community_signal": 0.8,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.85,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
  "source_count": 1
}

MAIA AI Safety Fundamentals Fall 2026

reading-group ★ 0.68
📅 Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 📍 Cambridge, USA via MAIA - MIT AI Alignment

8-week AI Safety Fundamentals reading group at MIT, main way people get involved with MIT AI Alignment. 2 hours per week with small group discussions facilitated by MAIA members. Free with complimentary meals. Covers AI trajectory, misalignment, technical safety, policy, and career pathways. No prior AI background required. Preference for MIT students but open to others.

#alignment#safety#community
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.85,
  "time_proximity": 0.2777777777777778,
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  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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}
📅 Sep 16, 2026 📍 Virtual via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

Spanish-language AI safety community meetup organized by BlueDot Impact. Virtual gathering for Spanish-speaking AI safety community members to discuss safety topics and build connections.

#safety#community
Salience signals
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  "source_trust": 0.85,
  "topic_relevance": 0.7,
  "time_proximity": 0.5142857142857142,
  "community_signal": 0.75,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.85,
  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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}

RLDM 2027

conference ★ 0.61
📅 Jul 6, 2027 – Jul 9, 2027 📍 Paris, France via Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making (RLDM)

Interdisciplinary conference on Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making bringing together researchers studying learning and decision making in humans, animals, and algorithms, with focus on RL approaches. Uniquely bridges AI and cognitive science communities. General Chair: Anne GE Collins (UC Berkeley). Program Chairs: David Abel (Google DeepMind), Matt Nassar (Brown University).

#cognitive-science#reinforcement-learning#measurement-science
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.7,
  "time_proximity": 0.10513513513513516,
  "community_signal": 0.65,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.75,
  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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MARS V 2026: Stage 1 General Application

fellowship ★ 0.61 Apps closed May 3, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 13, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 📍 Cambridge, United Kingdom · Hybrid via MARS - Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at CAISH

MARS mentorship programme matching exceptional students and early-career researchers with experienced researchers. In-person kick-off July 13-26 (participants select either July 13-19 or July 20-26), followed by remote research phase August-October. Team size 2-4 per mentor. Fully funded including compute ($2,000+), travel, and accommodation. Operated by Cambridge AI Safety Hub.

#alignment#technical-safety#mentorship#control#interpretability#evals#governance#research-practice
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.9,
  "time_proximity": 0,
  "community_signal": 0.8,
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  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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}

Algoverse AI Research Program Summer 2026

fellowship ★ 0.60 Apps closed Aug 16, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 11, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 📍 Virtual via Algoverse AI Research

12-week AI safety research fellowship funded by Open Philanthropy. Structured program with direct mentorship guiding research from initial concept through submission to premier AI venues including NeurIPS, ACL, and EMNLP. Recent cohorts achieved 68-73% conference acceptance rates. Rolling admissions with strong technical background requirement.

#alignment#interpretability#evals
Salience signals
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  "time_proximity": 0.011111111111111127,
  "community_signal": 0.65,
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  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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EA Global: San Francisco 2027

conference ★ 0.59
📅 Mar 19, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027 📍 San Francisco, USA via EA Global Events

EA Global conference in San Francisco bringing together the effective altruism community. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming tracks. Applications opening soon.

#alignment#governance#community
Salience signals
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  "source_trust": 0.8,
  "topic_relevance": 0.7,
  "time_proximity": 0.18783783783783786,
  "community_signal": 0.85,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.75,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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}

EA Global: London 2027

conference ★ 0.58
📅 May 28, 2027 – May 30, 2027 📍 London, UK via EA Global Events

EA Global conference in London bringing together the effective altruism community. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming tracks. Applications opening soon.

#alignment#governance#community
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.7,
  "time_proximity": 0.13108108108108107,
  "community_signal": 0.85,
  "speaker_org_signal": 0.75,
  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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}

ASSC 30

conference ★ 0.40
📅 Jun 16, 2027 – Jun 19, 2027 📍 Beijing, China via Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC)

30th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. Academic society promoting rigorous research on consciousness nature, function, and underlying mechanisms. Includes members from cognitive science, medicine, neuroscience, philosophy, and related disciplines. Relevant for consciousness measurement science applicable to ACO interpretability work.

#measurement-science#consciousness
Salience signals
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  "topic_relevance": 0.5,
  "time_proximity": 0.12135135135135137,
  "community_signal": 0.4,
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