conference
★ 0.71 CFP closes May 4, 2026
Neural Information Processing Systems 2026 held across three satellite locations: Sydney, Atlanta, and Paris. Community-driven event created by and for the community. Paper abstract deadline May 4, full paper deadline May 6, workshop application deadline June 6, author notifications September 24. Safety-related workshops to be announced.
#interpretability#evals#alignment#ml-research#safety-research major-conferencemulti-location
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★ 0.97 CFP closes May 8, 2026
Workshop addressing how neural networks grow in influence and capability while understanding the mechanisms behind their decisions remains a fundamental scientific challenge. Brings together researchers to discuss advances in mechanistic interpretability focused on analyzing model internals to understand behavior and underlying computation. Submission deadline May 8th 2026. Organized by researchers from Google DeepMind, Harvard, Northeastern, Imperial College London, Oxford, and others.
#interpretability#alignment#circuit-tracing#sparse-autoencoders#mechanistic-interpretability#instrument-science ICMLworkshopmechanistic-interpretabilityICML-workshopthird-iteration
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★ 0.85 CFP closes May 8, 2026
Workshop exploring how to align with the diversity of human values by examining how to integrate diverse perspectives into AI alignment frameworks. Addresses the gap in current methods that struggle to capture the full spectrum of conflicting real-world values across diverse populations. 4-8 page submissions, non-archival. Topics include philosophical frameworks, ML methods for annotation disagreements, HCI design, consensus-building, policy implications, and real-world applications.
#alignment#governance#pluralistic-alignment#pluralistic-values#measurement-science ICML-workshopinterdisciplinary
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★ 0.92 Apps close May 10, 2026
5-week project-based course for engineers and early researchers to work with an AI safety expert on a contribution to AI safety research or engineering. Includes mentorship, regular check-ins, and a published write-up. Covers alignment, mechanistic interpretability, evaluations, red-teaming, AI control, and scalable oversight.
#alignment#interpretability#evals
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★ 0.79 Reg closes May 13, 2026
Third annual Technical AI Safety conference, free one-day event at Oxford. Welcomes researchers and professionals from all backgrounds regardless of prior research experience. Organized by Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative and Noeon Research. Registration available through Luma. Video content from past conferences available.
#alignment#governance#safety-research#evals#interpretability conferencetechnicalOxfordfreeone-day
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★ 0.91 Apps close May 17, 2026
Three-week ML upskilling bootcamp for AI safety focusing on interpretability and RL, based on ARENA curriculum. Run by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative in Cambridge, MA. Covers housing, meals, 24/7 office access in Harvard Square, dedicated teaching assistants, and travel support. Prerequisites include Python familiarity and comfort with multivariable calculus and linear algebra concepts. Applications for Summer 2026 are open.
#interpretability#alignment#technical-safety
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★ 0.82 Apps close May 20, 2026
EA Global London 2026 conference organized by Centre for Effective Altruism. Three-day gathering with heavy AI safety attendance. Applications open with default ticket price £500, reduced-price and free tickets available. In scope for social event reasons given in the AAE codex.
#alignment#governance effective-altruism
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★ 0.78 Reg closes May 21, 2026
Hackathon focused on secure program synthesis and AI safety. Organized by Apart Research. Hybrid format with online participation and in-person hubs available. Registration open.
#alignment#control#safety-research#evals#security#automated-research#safety-applications#technical-safety#evaluations hybridsprint
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★ 0.75 Apps close May 22, 2026
8-week virtual reading group covering AI's trajectory, misalignment, technical safety, policy, and careers in the field. Led by small groups with MAIA facilitators. 2 hours per week commitment. Free. No prior AI experience required, though preference given to MIT students. Curriculum structured around AI Safety Fundamentals program.
#alignment#governance#technical-safety
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★ 0.84 Apps close May 24, 2026
Intensive 4-5 week bootcamp covering technical AI safety skills through in-person instruction. ARENA operates 2-3 iterations annually. The program covers all participant costs including travel, visas, accommodation, and meals. Applications to ARENA 8.0 are now closed. Expression of interest available for future cohorts.
#alignment#interpretability#technical-safety
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★ 0.83 Early-bird ends May 24, 2026
International Conference on Machine Learning 2026. July 6: Expo/Tutorial Day, July 7-9: Main Conference, July 10-11: Workshops. Features safety-related workshops including Mechanistic Interpretability and Pluralistic Alignment. Emphasis on community standards, peer review ethics, and research ethics. Early registration deadline May 24.
#alignment#interpretability#evals#ml-research major-conference
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★ 0.85 Apps close May 26, 2026
Five-day intensive programme for AI safety founders going from idea to funded. Successful pitches receive £50k in equity-free seed funding. Part of BlueDot Impact's incubator and rapid-funding initiatives supporting concrete AI safety work.
#alignment#governance startupincubator
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★ 0.93 Apps close Jun 1, 2026
A 5-day, multi-track unconference bringing together researchers in theoretical AI alignment. Third iteration of the series started in 2024. Participants can propose and lead their own sessions. Focus areas include Singular Learning Theory, Agent Foundations, Causal Incentives, and Computational Mechanics. Free to attend with limited funding available for travel and accommodation on a needs-based basis. Organized by Iliad.
#alignment#theoretical-foundations#agent-foundations
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★ 0.69 CFP closes Jun 1, 2026
9th annual Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference bringing together researchers in cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. Primarily single-track featuring keynote speakers and oral presentations. Paper submissions presented as posters with select submissions for oral presentations. Community-proposed programming including Generative Adversarial Collaborations (GACs) and Keynote-and-Tutorial presentations. AAE attendees follow for predictive-coding, metacognition, and signal-detection-theory measurement work applicable to LLMs.
#measurement-science#cognitive-science#interpretability
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★ 0.60 CFP closes Jun 1, 2026
29th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. Academic society promoting rigorous research directed toward understanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of consciousness. Includes members from cognitive science, medicine, neuroscience, philosophy, and other relevant disciplines. AAE attendees follow for measurement/metacognition sessions relevant to LLM interpretability. Registration and submissions currently open.
#consciousness#measurement-science#cognitive-science
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★ 0.76 Reg closes Jun 6, 2026
One-day hackathon focused on creating AI risk content and educational materials. Part of BlueDot Impact's community-building initiatives to improve public understanding of AI safety challenges.
#alignment#governance content-creation
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★ 0.73 CFP closes Jun 15, 2026
A two-day interdisciplinary forum grounded in the science of AI safety, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from various sectors to discuss Australia's role in AI governance and safety. Features keynote presentations, panel discussions, parallel workshops, lightning talks, and structured networking. Organized by Gradient Institute with backing from the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
#evals#governance#evaluation#measurement-science#alignment#evaluations#policy interdisciplinary
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★ 0.88 Apps close Jun 30, 2026
10-week fellowship supporting researchers working on technical AI safety research, AI governance and policy, and technical AI governance. Welcomes talented individuals from around the world at any career stage motivated to contribute to AI safety and governance research. Comprehensive support including competitive stipend, meals, transportation/visa/lodging coverage, weekly mentorship from expert researchers, dedicated research management support, compute resources, and 30+ community events throughout the fellowship.
#alignment#governance#technical-safety
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★ 0.93 Reg closes Jul 5, 2026
Brings together global leaders in academia and industry to deepen our collective understanding of the potential risks from Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and collaboratively explore effective strategies for mitigating these risks. Organized by FAR.AI.
#alignment#governance#control#interpretability#technical-safety#agi-risk
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★ 0.91 Apps close Jul 5, 2026
Three-week ML upskilling bootcamp for AI safety focusing on interpretability and RL, based on ARENA curriculum. Run by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative in Manhattan. Covers housing, meals, 24/7 office access, dedicated teaching assistants, and travel support. Prerequisites include Python familiarity and comfort with multivariable calculus and linear algebra concepts. Applications for Summer 2026 are open.
#interpretability#alignment#technical-safety
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★ 0.80 CFP closes Jul 15, 2026
Summit bringing together academic leaders, entrepreneurs, AI experts, venture capitalists, and policymakers to discuss the future of AI and Agentic AI. Call for Papers and Startup Spotlight applications open. In-person and livestream available.
#alignment#evals#governance
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★ 0.69 Reg closes Jul 17, 2026
Technical workshop bringing together top talent to solve the bottlenecks holding back progress at the frontier of science and technology. Part of Foresight Institute's offerings. Focus on secure and sovereign AI systems.
#governance#evals#alignment#safety-research#security#control#technical-safety technicalBerlin
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★ 0.77 Early-bird ends Jul 25, 2026
Fellowship running September 14, 2026 through February 5, 2027, supporting researchers pursuing rigorous, high-impact research on safety and alignment of advanced AI systems. Fellows work in peer group setting with mentorship from OpenAI staff. Workspace offered at Constellation in Berkeley, remote participation permitted. Provides monthly stipends, computational resources, ongoing guidance. Requires meaningful research deliverables (papers, benchmarks, datasets). Welcomes diverse academic backgrounds. Partnering with Constellation.
#alignment#safety-research#governance#evals#control#safety-evals#robustness#oversight#safety-evaluation remote-allowedAPI-credits
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★ 0.87 Apps close Aug 9, 2026
Three-week ML upskilling bootcamp for AI safety focusing on interpretability and RL, based on ARENA curriculum. Run by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative in Cambridge, MA. Covers housing, meals, 24/7 office access in Harvard Square, dedicated teaching assistants, and travel support. Prerequisites include Python familiarity and comfort with multivariable calculus and linear algebra concepts. Applications for Summer 2026 are open.
#interpretability#alignment#technical-safety
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★ 0.93 Apps closed Apr 12, 2026
Nine-week AI safety research fellowship for 30 fellows with $10,000 stipend, housing in Harvard dorms, 24/7 office access in Harvard Square. Weekly 1-2 hour individual mentorship from researchers at Harvard, MIT, Northeastern. Up to $10,000 in compute credits per fellow, conference submission support, weekly speaker events, networking, workshops. Rolling application with 4-stage process: form, 15-min interview, mentor-specific tasks, mentor interview. International students with OPT/CPT eligible, full in-person participation required (18+ only).
#alignment#interpretability#governance#evals#biosecurity#safety-research fellowshipresearchCambridgeHarvardstipendhousingcompute-credits
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★ 0.88 Apps closed May 1, 2026
Workshop on secure and verifiable AI development, bringing together researchers, builders, and funders across ML, hardware security, systems, cryptography, and computer security. Focuses on verification techniques for AI safety. Colocated with IEEE Security and Privacy conference. Organized by FAR.AI.
#evals#alignment#safety-research#security workshopverificationcryptographyhardware-security
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★ 0.87 Apps closed Jan 18, 2026
12-week research fellowship designed to train and support emerging researchers working on AI alignment, interpretability, governance, and safety. Fellows receive mentorship from leading researchers, research management support, and join focused community. In-person cohorts in Berkeley and London. Top performers can extend for additional 6-12 months with continued funding. Applications closed (deadline Jan 18), collecting expressions of interest for future cohorts.
#alignment#interpretability#governance#theory#control#safety-research#technical-safety fellowshipmentorshipMATSresearchhigh-prestigestipend
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★ 0.86 Apps closed May 3, 2026
Four-month AI safety research fellowship. Fellows receive weekly stipend of 3,850 USD / 2,310 GBP / 4,300 CAD, funding for compute (~$15k/month), and close mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Designed to accelerate AI safety research and foster research talent. Application deadline May 3, 2026.
#alignment#technical-safety#interpretability
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★ 0.85 Apps closed Mar 24, 2026
The CAIS AI and Society Fellowship is a fully-funded three-month research program for scholars in economics, law, international relations, and adjacent disciplines to investigate how advanced AI may reshape social, economic, geopolitical, and legal systems. Fellows receive $25,000 stipend, covered travel to San Francisco, daily meals, and work with significant autonomy defining their own research directions at CAIS offices. Features regular guest speakers from Stanford, law schools, and international affairs experts.
#governance#policy fellowshipgovernancepolicyresearch
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} United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research conference addressing artificial intelligence alongside international security and ethical considerations. International AI policy and disarmament-related conferences in scope per the safety community's broader governance interests.
#governance#policy#international-security
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★ 0.79 Apps closed Mar 1, 2026
3-month fellowship to launch or accelerate impactful careers in American AI governance and policy. Fellows conduct independent research projects under expert mentorship while building professional networks and developing policy expertise. Focus areas include public policy, political science, engineering, economics, biosecurity, cybersecurity, China studies, and risk management. Prioritizes bipartisan engagement, rigorous analysis, and practical policy relevance. $21,000 stipend plus travel support, weekday lunches, and DC office space. US work authorization required.
#governance#policy fellowshippolicygovernanceDC
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★ 0.79 Apps closed Jan 4, 2026
3-month fellowship for conducting independent research on AI governance topics. Fellows receive mentorship from field experts, participate in seminars and Q&A sessions, and build professional networks. Research outputs may include reports, white papers, journal articles, op-eds, or blog posts. £12,000 stipend plus travel support and weekday lunches. Open to candidates from government, academia, industry, or civil society with expertise in policy, political science, computer science, economics, or risk management. Visa sponsorship available.
#governance#policy fellowshipresearchgovernanceLondon
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★ 0.78 Apps closed Apr 30, 2026
Four-month AI safety research fellowship. Fellows receive weekly stipend of 3,850 USD / 2,310 GBP / 4,300 CAD, funding for compute (~$15k/month), and close mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Designed to accelerate AI safety research and foster research talent.
#alignment#technical-safety#interpretability
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} Flagship event gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore the frontiers of science and technology. Includes AI safety track. Part of Foresight Institute's Vision Weekend series. 40-year-old organization focused on transformative technology.
#governance#frontier-science#technical-safety
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} Foresight Institute flagship event gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontiers of science and technology including AI safety. 40-year-old organization focused on transformative technology with dedicated AI safety track.
#alignment#governance frontier-sciencemulti-track
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} Second Workshop on Technical AI Governance Research at ICML 2026, focusing on technical approaches to AI governance, policy, and regulation. Part of the main conference workshop track.
#governance#policy ICMLworkshopgovernancetechnical-governance
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} Workshop at ICML 2026 focused on identifying, diagnosing, and fixing failure modes in agentic AI systems. Covers reproducible triggers for failures, diagnostic tracing methods, and verified repair approaches. Highly relevant to AI safety and robustness.
#evals#alignment ICMLworkshopfailure-modesagentsdiagnostics
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} Second Workshop on Agents in the Wild focusing on safety and security of AI agents deployed in real-world environments. Addresses challenges in ensuring safe and secure operation of autonomous agents. Part of ICML 2026 workshop track.
#alignment#evals ICMLworkshopagentssafetysecurity
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★ 0.72 Apps closed May 3, 2026
Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at CAISH. Matches exceptional students and early-career researchers with experienced researchers from AI labs, think tanks, and academia. Applications for MARS V now closed. In-person kick-off July 13-26 (two one-week options), remote phase August-September, program completion October 2026. Part-time and hybrid format compatible with concurrent studies/employment. Team size 2-4 per mentor, 8-15+ hours/week commitment. CAISH covers travel, accommodation, meals, compute budget ($2k+), and Claude Max access. Deliverable: published research.
#alignment#technical-safety#mentorship
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★ 0.71 Apps closed May 3, 2026
Fully funded, in-person program pairing senior advisors with emerging talent on 5-month technical, governance, strategy, and field-building projects. $8,400 monthly stipend, ~$15K/month research budget for empirical fellows (compute), workspace at Berkeley research center, weekly mentorship from experts, visa support for international applicants. Applications for Fall 2026 cohort closed May 3rd. Strong placement rates at safety orgs.
#alignment#governance#technical-safety
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} Weekly AI safety evaluations paper reading club hosted by BlueDot Impact. Meets every Tuesday at 4:00 PM UTC to discuss evaluation methodologies, safety benchmarks, and measurement frameworks. Open to all interested in AI safety evals research.
#evals#alignment weeklypaper-discussion
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★ 0.69 Apps closed May 3, 2026
9-week AI safety research fellowship in London. Weekly 1-on-1 mentorship with established researchers, in-person co-working at LISA (meals included weekdays), research management and career guidance, expert workshops and speaker sessions. Financial support includes £6,000-£8,000 stipend (£8,000 for Senior Fellows), travel to London covered, £2,000 housing support for non-London residents, compute resources. Extensions available up to 6 months (70-90% of recent cohorts received extensions). Accepts anyone committed to ensuring AI develops safely with no specific background requirements.
#alignment#governance#technical-safety
Salience signals
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} Weekend AI safety hackathon focused on Global South participation and perspectives. Hybrid format allowing both online and in-person participation. Organized by Apart Research as part of their 55+ research sprints series with 6,000+ participants across 200+ global locations.
#alignment#safety-research#evals#governance
Salience signals
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★ 0.65 Apps closed Jan 15, 2026
World's first academic programme dedicated to AI evaluation combining technical depth with policy and governance perspectives. 150 hours total: 90 hours online (lectures, networking, activities), 20 hours hands-on courses, 40 hours in-person capstone week in Valencia. Cohort of 40 top global participants. Fully funded scholarships available. Graduates receive 15 ECTS Expert Diploma from ValgrAI. Faculty from Cambridge, Stanford, Princeton, EU AI Office, UK AI Safety Institute, FAR AI, Apollo Research. Funded by Coefficient Giving.
#evals#safety-research#governance#policy fellowshipevalsacademichybriddiplomafundedprestigious
Salience signals
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★ 0.64 CFP closed Mar 12, 2026
Two-day workshop focused on tensions between model developers and evaluation researchers, surfacing practical insights from across the evaluation ecosystem. Organized by EvalEval Coalition, hosted by Hugging Face, University of Edinburgh, and EleutherAI. Accepts full papers (6-8 pages), short papers (up to 4 pages), and tiny papers (up to 2 pages). Two-way anonymized review process.
#evals#safety-research#measurement ACL-workshoptwo-day
Salience signals
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} Part-time remote research program pairing aspiring researchers with 130+ experienced mentors from Google DeepMind, RAND, Apollo Research, MATS, UK AISI, and others for three-month projects. Participants dedicate 5-40 hours weekly tailored to individual availability. Research areas include AI safety, AI policy, AI security, interpretability, biosecurity, and societal impacts. Open to undergraduate, graduate/PhD students, and professionals at different experience levels. Applications closed (mentee deadline was Jan 14).
#alignment#governance#evals#safety-research#interpretability#technical-safety remotementorship
Salience signals
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} Two-day conference on global cooperation for cybersecurity resilience and stability. Organized by United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. Addresses international frameworks for cyber governance and security cooperation.
#governance#cyber-security UNdisarmament
Salience signals
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} Two-week intensive summer school at Columbia University covering machine learning topics including mechanistic interpretability, alignment/safety, RAG & agents, and LLM systems. Approximately 200 PhD students participate alongside faculty and industry speakers. In-scope due to dedicated alignment and mechanistic interpretability tracks.
#interpretability#alignment
Salience signals
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} A free, accessible workshop hosted by AI Safety Awareness Group Oakland exploring AI's trajectory and societal impact. No technical background required. Features live demonstrations of current AI systems, interactive forecasting activities, and discussions about AI's implications for work, relationships, and society over the next 1-5 years.
#governance#alignment
Salience signals
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