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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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CAMBRIA Summer 2026: July Cohort

fellowship ★ 0.93 Apps close Jul 5, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 24, 2026 📍 New York, USA via CAMBRIA - Cambridge Bootcamp for Research in Interpretability and Alignment

3-week ML upskilling bootcamp for AI safety focusing on interpretability and RL, based on ARENA curriculum. Run by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative. Provides housing, meals, 24/7 office access, dedicated teaching assistants, and travel support to participants.

#interpretability#alignment
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Seoul Alignment Workshop 2026

workshop ★ 0.91 Reg closes Jul 5, 2026 ?

Bringing together global leaders in academia and industry to deepen collective understanding of potential risks from Artificial General Intelligence. Part of FAR.AI's Alignment Workshop series.

#alignment#governance#control#interpretability#technical-safety#agi-risk#evals#agi-safety
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GovAI U.S. AI Policy Program 2026

fellowship ★ 0.91 Apps close 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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Australian AI Safety Forum 2026

conference ★ 0.64 Reg closes Jul 6, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 7, 2026 – Jul 8, 2026 📍 Sydney, Australia via Australian AI Safety Forum

Two-day interdisciplinary forum on AI safety grounded in the International AI Safety Report. Focuses on measurement, evaluation, and governance of AI systems. Brings together researchers, policymakers, industry practitioners, and civil society. Features keynotes, panels, workshops, and networking. Sponsored by Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources and organized by Gradient Institute.

#evals#governance#evaluation#measurement-science#alignment#evaluations#policy#technical-safety#safety interdisciplinary
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Secure and Sovereign AI Workshop 2026

workshop ★ 0.77 Reg closes Jul 10, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 18, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 📍 Berlin, Germany via Foresight Institute , Foresight Institute

Foresight Institute workshop focused on secure AI development and deployment. Part of Foresight's frontier technology exploration programme.

#governance#evals#alignment#safety-research#security#control#technical-safety#ai-security#adversarial-robustness#scaling-infrastructure#safety technicalBerlin
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AI Safety New Zealand Conference 2026

conference ★ 0.63 Reg closes Jul 10, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 4, 2026 📍 Christchurch, New Zealand via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

AI safety conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. Organized by BlueDot Impact community. In-person event bringing together the New Zealand AI safety community.

#safety#governance#alignment
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ARENA 9.0

fellowship ★ 0.89 Apps close Jul 12, 2026
📅 Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 📍 London, UK via ARENA: Alignment Research Engineering Accelerator

In-person alignment research engineering accelerator cohort at LISA in Shoreditch, London. Five-week intensive program. ARENA covers all participant costs including travel to/from London, visa expenses, accommodation, and meals. Three-stage application: form (under 90 minutes), coding test (1-hour, 6 questions), and 30-minute interview.

#alignment#interpretability
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GovAI DC Winter Fellowship 2027

fellowship ★ 0.76 Apps close 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 close 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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GovAI UK Winter Fellowship 2027 (Applied Track)

fellowship ★ 0.73 Apps close 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
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Claude Corps Fellowship October 2026

fellowship ★ 0.76 Apps close 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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Secret Loyalties Hackathon 2026

hackathon ★ 0.77 Reg closes Jul 24, 2026
📅 Jul 24, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026 📍 Hybrid via Apart Research

AI safety hackathon organized by Apart Research focusing on secret loyalties theme. Online and in-person format. Part of Apart Research's monthly research sprints and hackathons series.

#alignment#safety#deception#evals
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ARC White-Box Estimation Challenge 2026

other ★ 0.70 Reg closes Jul 31, 2026

ARC partnered with AIcrowd to launch this contest focused on improving estimation algorithms for random MLPs. Challenge aims to advance white-box estimation techniques relevant to AI alignment research.

#interpretability#evals#control#alignment
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Iliad August Intensive 2026

fellowship ★ 0.88 Apps close Aug 1, 2026 ?
📅 Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 📍 Berkeley, USA via LessWrong Events

3-week intensive program in applied mathematics for AI alignment by Iliad. Based in Berkeley at Lighthaven. Provides $5,000 support. Selection based on estimated mathematical strength. Part of Iliad's series of intensive and fellowship programs.

#alignment#formal-foundations
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EAGx Berkeley 2026

conference ★ 0.83 Apps close Aug 7, 2026 ?
📅 Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 📍 Berkeley, USA via EA Global Events

Regional EA Global conference with heavy AI safety attendance. Berkeley location draws alignment researchers, interpretability practitioners, and governance community. In scope for social and community networking reasons.

#alignment#governance#safety
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EAGxBerkeley 2026

conference ★ 0.82 Apps close Aug 7, 2026
📅 Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 📍 Berkeley, USA via EA Global Events

Regional EA Global conference in the Bay Area featuring talks, networking, skill-building workshops, and job fairs focused on high-impact careers. Strong AI safety presence given location.

#alignment#governance#community
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CAMBRIA August 2026

fellowship ★ 0.77 Apps close Aug 10, 2026
📅 Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 📍 Cambridge, USA via CAMBRIA - Cambridge Bootcamp for Research in Interpretability and Alignment

Three-week ML upskilling bootcamp for AI safety focusing on interpretability and reinforcement learning. Based on ARENA curriculum, run by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative. Includes housing, meals, 24/7 office access in Harvard Square, dedicated teaching assistants, and travel support. Participant applications closed, TA applications open.

#interpretability#alignment
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Iliad Fall Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.85 Apps close 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 close 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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Cambridge ERA:AI Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.93 Apps close Sep 11, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 6, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026 📍 Cambridge, United Kingdom via ERA Cambridge: Existential Risk Alliance Fellowship

10-week fellowship for researchers and entrepreneurs working on mitigating risks from frontier AI. Targets talented individuals at any career stage interested in AI safety and governance research. Provides competitive stipend, meals during working hours, and coverage for transport, visas, and lodging. Hosts 30+ events with mentorship from expert researchers.

#alignment#governance#technical-safety#safety
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EA Global: New York City 2026

conference ★ 0.78 Apps close Sep 27, 2026 ?
📅 Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 📍 New York, USA via EA Global Events

EA Global conference featuring talks, networking opportunities, skill-building workshops, and job fairs focused on high-impact career paths and cause areas. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming.

#alignment#safety#governance#community
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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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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 ★ 0.67 Reg closes Nov 5, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Foresight Institute Vision Weekend gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontiers of science and technology including AI safety.

#safety#alignment#governance
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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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Anthropic Fellows Program July 2026

fellowship ★ 1.00 Apps closed Jun 30, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 📍 In-person via Anthropic Alignment Blog

Four-month AI safety research fellowship with direct mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Fellows conduct empirical research on scalable oversight, adversarial robustness and AI control, model organisms, mechanistic interpretability, AI security, and model welfare. Includes weekly stipend of $3,850 USD and compute funding of ~$15,000 per month.

#alignment#technical-safety#interpretability#evals#control#adversarial-robustness#scaling-infrastructure
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GovAI DC Summer Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.96 Apps closed Mar 1, 2026 ?
📅 Jun 8, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 📍 Washington DC, USA via GovAI - Centre for the Governance of AI

Three-month bipartisan fellowship designed to launch or accelerate impactful careers in American AI governance and policy. Participants deepen understanding of the field, connect with network of experts, and build skills and professional profile. $21,000 stipend. Alumni have secured positions at leading AI companies (DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic).

#governance#policy fellowshippolicygovernanceDC
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GovAI Summer Fellowship 2026 - Research Track

fellowship ★ 0.96 Apps closed Jan 4, 2026 ?
📅 Jun 8, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 📍 London, UK via GovAI - Centre for the Governance of AI

Three-month fellowship where fellows conduct independent research on AI governance topic of their choice with mentorship from leading experts. £12,000 stipend. GovAI was founded to help decision-makers navigate the transition to advanced AI through rigorous research and talent fostering. Alumni have secured positions at DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic.

#governance#policy fellowshipresearchgovernanceLondon
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MATS Summer 2026 Fellowship

fellowship ★ 0.88 Apps closed Jan 18, 2026
📅 Jun 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026 📍 Berkeley / London, USA / UK · Hybrid via MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars , MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars

10-week AI safety research fellowship with optional 6-12 month extension in London. $1250 weekly stipend plus $2k weekly compute resources. Five research tracks: Technical Governance, Empirical, Policy & Strategy, Theory, and Compute Infrastructure. Applications closed but EOI still being collected. Welcomes diverse backgrounds with strong motivation to contribute to AI safety.

#alignment#mechanistic-interpretability#governance#interpretability#evals
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Mechanistic Interpretability Workshop at ICML 2026

workshop ★ 0.87 CFP closed Jun 12, 2026
📅 Jul 10, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via Mechanistic Interpretability Workshop at ICML

Third iteration of the mechanistic interpretability workshop series, following ICML 2024 and NeurIPS 2025. Brings together researchers to explore principled methods to analyze and understand a model's internals (weights and activations). Serves diverse communities including academics, industry professionals, and independent researchers working on neural network interpretability.

#interpretability
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ILIAD 2026 Conference

conference ★ 0.85 Apps closed Jul 1, 2026
📅 Aug 3, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026 📍 Berkeley, USA via ILIAD - Theoretical AI Alignment Conference

Five-day, multi-track conference bringing together researchers in theoretical AI alignment. Unconference format where participants propose and lead sessions. Covers theoretical alignment topics including Singular Learning Theory, Agent Foundations, Causal Incentives, Computational Mechanics, and Scalable Oversight. Free to attend with limited travel and accommodation funding available on needs basis.

#alignment#agent-foundations
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Pluralistic Alignment @ ICML 2026

workshop ★ 0.85 CFP closed May 8, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 11, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via Pluralistic Alignment Workshop at ICML

Workshop on Pluralistic AI: Aligning with the Diversity of Human Values at ICML 2026. Submissions should be anonymized papers 4 to 8 pages following ICML 2026 template through OpenReview. Acceptance notifications on May 22, 2026.

#alignment#governance#pluralistic-alignment#pluralistic-values#measurement-science ICML-workshopinterdisciplinary
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ICML 2026 Workshop on Mechanistic Interpretability

workshop ★ 0.84 CFP closed May 8, 2026

Workshop bringing together diverse perspectives from the community to discuss recent advances in mechanistic interpretability, build common understanding and chart future directions. Addresses developing principled methods to analyze and understand model internals (weights and activations) to gain insight into behavior and underlying computation. Received 2.6x submissions from previous year.

#interpretability#alignment#circuit-tracing#sparse-autoencoders#mechanistic-interpretability#instrument-science#adversarial-robustness ICMLworkshopmechanistic-interpretabilityICML-workshopthird-iteration
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📅 Aug 15, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026 📍 Virtual via AI Safety Camp (AISC)

16-day virtual research incubator focused on developing well-scoped research directions in AI safety. Structured program with weekend sessions for presentations and feedback, weekday work on reading and writing. Participants work to articulate important research questions and develop research proposals. Optional pathway to AI Safety Camp projects with new teammates. Minimum 10 hours per week commitment.

#alignment#research-methods
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Mechanistic Interpretability Workshop @ ICML 2026

workshop ★ 0.84 CFP closed May 31, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 10, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via Mechanistic Interpretability Workshop at ICML

Annual mechanistic interpretability workshop at ICML. High-quality venue for mech interp research organized by leading researchers in the field.

#interpretability#alignment
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MATS Autumn 2026 Fellowship

fellowship ★ 0.83 Apps closed Jun 7, 2026
📅 Sep 28, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 📍 Berkeley / London, USA / UK · Hybrid via MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars

ML Alignment & Theory Scholars autumn cohort. Main program runs September 28 to December 4, with optional 6-12 month extension phase beginning in December. Located in Berkeley and London. Applications closed June 7, 2026.

#alignment#safety#interpretability#governance#evals
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ERA Cambridge Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.82
📅 Jul 6, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026 📍 Cambridge, UK via ERA Cambridge: Existential Risk Alliance Fellowship

10-week Cambridge-based fellowship on existential AI risk. Competitive stipend, meals during working hours, transport, visas, and lodging included. Weekly mentorship from expert researchers, 30+ events, dedicated research management support, access to compute resources. Research areas: Technical AI Safety, Governance, and Technical AI Governance. Open to talented individuals at any career stage.

#alignment#governance#control
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Anthropic Fellows Program May 2026

fellowship ★ 0.82 Apps closed Apr 15, 2026 ?
📅 May 4, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026 📍 In-person via Anthropic Alignment Blog

Four-month AI safety research fellowship with direct mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Fellows conduct empirical research on scalable oversight, adversarial robustness and AI control, model organisms, mechanistic interpretability, AI security, and model welfare. Includes weekly stipend of $3,850 USD and compute funding of ~$15,000 per month. Over 40% of first cohort joined Anthropic full-time.

#alignment#technical-safety#interpretability#control#adversarial-robustness#scaling-infrastructure#evals
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OpenAI Safety Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.81 Apps closed May 3, 2026
📅 Sep 14, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027 📍 Berkeley, United States · Hybrid via OpenAI Safety Fellowship

Six-month fellowship partnering with Constellation inviting external researchers to conduct work on AI safety and alignment. Fellows expected to deliver substantial research output such as papers, benchmarks, or datasets.

#alignment#technical-safety#evals#control#safety#evaluation#interpretability
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MARS V 2026: Stage 1 General Application

fellowship ★ 0.79 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 for Alignment Researchers at CAISH) is a part-time, hybrid programme pairing teams of 2-4 participants with experienced mentors. Stage 1 is the general participant track. Features 8-15+ hours weekly on research projects, weekly check-ins with teammates and mentors, one-week in-person sprint (July 13-19 or July 20-26) followed by remote collaboration through October. Provides $2,000+ compute budget, Claude Max access for technical streams, travel/accommodation/meals during in-person week. Applications for MARS V are closed.

#alignment#technical-safety#mentorship#control#interpretability#evals#governance
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Pivotal Research Fellowship June 2026

fellowship ★ 0.76 Apps closed May 3, 2026
📅 Jun 29, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 📍 London, UK via Pivotal Research Fellowship

9-week AI safety research fellowship based in London at LISA. Open to anyone 18+ committed to AI safety regardless of background. Provides £6,000-£8,000 stipend (£8,000 for Senior Fellows), travel coverage, £2,000 housing assistance for non-London residents, meals and compute resources. Weekly 1-on-1 mentorship, in-person workspace with inclusive meals. Up to 6-month extensions available (70-90% of recent cohorts received them). Past fellows joined Anthropic, Google DeepMind, UK AISI.

#alignment#interpretability
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📅 Jul 18, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

Part 1 of AI safety hackathon series organized by BlueDot Impact in San Francisco. In-person event focused on reducing barriers to entry in AI safety work. Community-building hackathon format.

#alignment#community
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  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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CBAI Summer Research Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.73 Apps closed Apr 12, 2026 ?

Nine-week AI safety research fellowship in Cambridge, MA. $10,000 stipend, housing through Harvard dorms and Airbnb, free weekday meals, 24/7 office access in Harvard Square, and up to $10,000 in compute credits per fellow. Pairs fellows with established researchers from Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, and Boston University for 1-2 hours/week mentorship. Approximately 30 fellows accepted for AI Safety track. Rolling applications.

#alignment#interpretability#governance#evals#biosecurity#safety-research#research-methods fellowshipresearchCambridgeHarvardstipendhousingcompute-credits
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Pluralistic Alignment Workshop at ICML 2026

workshop ★ 0.73 Reg closed Jun 10, 2026
📅 Jul 11, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via Pluralistic Alignment Workshop at ICML

Annual workshop at ICML on Pluralistic AI: Aligning with the Diversity of Human Values. Welcomes submissions of 4-8 pages covering technical, philosophical, and societal aspects of pluralistic alignment across machine learning, philosophy, policy, and social sciences disciplines.

#alignment#governance
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📅 Jul 10, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via ICML: Safety-related Workshops

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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📅 Jul 10, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via ICML: Safety-related Workshops

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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📅 Jul 11, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via ICML: Safety-related Workshops

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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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
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Astra Fellowship Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.71
📅 Sep 14, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027 📍 Berkeley, United States via Constellation Astra Fellowship

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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Pivotal Research Fellowship 2026 Q3

fellowship ★ 0.70 Apps closed May 3, 2026 ?
📅 Jun 29, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 📍 London, United Kingdom via Pivotal Research Fellowship

Quarterly AI safety research fellowship based in London. Open to anyone committed to ensuring AI develops safely, regardless of background (ML, philosophy, policy, physics, biology welcome). Provides £6,000-£8,000 stipend (£8,000 for Senior Fellows), travel coverage, £2,000 housing stipend for non-London residents, meals and compute. 70-90% of fellows receive up to 6-month extensions.

#alignment#governance#technical-safety#mechanistic-interpretability#interpretability#safety
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MARS V 2026

fellowship ★ 0.70 Apps closed May 31, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 13, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 📍 Hybrid via MARS - Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at CAISH

Part-time hybrid fellowship spanning 4-5 months matching exceptional students and early-career researchers with experienced researchers from AI labs, think tanks, and academia. One-week intensive in-person kick-off session (Jul 13-19 or 20-26), followed by 8-10 weeks of remote part-time research (Aug-Sep), final output Oct 2026. 8-15+ hours/week commitment. $2,000+ compute budget, Claude Max access, weekly mentorship. All travel, accommodation, and meals covered during sprint week. 25+ mentors from Redwood, DeepMind, RAND. Operated by Cambridge AI Safety Hub.

#alignment#interpretability#governance
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Agentic AI Summit 2026

conference ★ 0.69

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
Salience signals
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CBAI Summer AI Safety Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.67 Apps closed Jun 8, 2026
📅 Jun 8, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026 📍 Cambridge, USA via CBAI Summer AI Safety Fellowship

Nine-week research fellowship with 30 AI safety fellows and 15 AIxBiosecurity fellows. Provides $10,000 stipend, housing through Harvard dorms, free weekday meals, and up to $10,000 in compute support (API credits and GPU access). In-person participation required; must have valid US work authorization.

#alignment#biosecurity
Salience signals
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CAIS AI and Society Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.65 Apps closed Mar 24, 2026
📅 Jun 1, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Center for AI Safety , Center for AI Safety , Center for AI Safety

Three-month research programme investigating societal impacts of advanced AI and institutions and policies for societal response. In-person at CAIS offices in San Francisco.

#governance#policy#alignment#safety fellowshipgovernancepolicyresearch
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Pivotal Research Fellowship Q3 2026

fellowship ★ 0.64 Apps closed May 3, 2026
📅 Jun 29, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 📍 London, UK via Pivotal Research Fellowship

Nine-week AI safety research fellowship with potential extensions up to 6 months for fellows with strong projects. Historically, 70-90% of applicants who pursued extensions received them in recent cohorts.

#alignment#interpretability
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ICML 2026

conference ★ 0.59 CFP closed Jun 6, 2026 ?
📅 Jul 6, 2026 – Jul 11, 2026 📍 Seoul, South Korea via ICML: Safety-related Workshops , ICML: Safety-related Workshops

International Conference on Machine Learning. July 6: Expo and Tutorial Day; July 7-9: Main Conference; July 10-11: Workshops. Safety-related workshops in scope, main conference out of scope unless specific safety track.

#alignment#interpretability#evals#ml-research#mechanistic-interpretability#governance#machine-learning#evaluation#safety major-conference
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ACL 2026 Workshop on Evaluating AI in Practice (EvalEval)

workshop ★ 0.58 Reg closed May 14, 2026
📅 Jul 3, 2026 – Jul 4, 2026 📍 San Diego, USA via EvalEval Coalition

Workshop on evaluating evaluations at ACL 2026. Focuses on AI evaluation practices and standardization. Features panel presentation examining tensions between model developers and evaluation researchers, six oral presentations, poster sessions, shared task on standardizing evaluation databases, and community awards. Non-archival by default with opt-in archival publication. Social event July 3 (~8 PM) with GEM workshop, main workshop July 4 afternoon.

#evals#measurement-science
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MAIA AI Safety Fundamentals Summer 2026

reading-group ★ 0.54 Apps closed May 22, 2026 ?
📅 May 22, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026 📍 Virtual via MAIA - MIT AI Alignment

8-week virtual reading group run by MIT AI Alignment (MAIA), meeting 2 hours per week. Explores why AI safety matters and current mitigation approaches including AI trajectory, misalignment risks, technical safety solutions, policy, and career paths. No prior AI background required. Led by small groups facilitated by MAIA team members.

#alignment#governance#technical-safety#safety
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  "time_proximity": 0.15555555555555559,
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NeurIPS 2026

conference ★ 0.54
📅 Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 📍 Sydney, Australia · Hybrid via NeurIPS: Safety-related Workshops

Neural Information Processing Systems conference. Main conference in Sydney, Australia with satellite events in Atlanta, Georgia and Paris, France (Dec 9-13). Safety-related workshops in scope, main conference out of scope unless specific safety track.

#alignment#interpretability#evals
Salience signals
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📅 Aug 3, 2026 – Aug 6, 2026 📍 New York, USA via Cognitive Computational Neuroscience (CCN)

Annual forum for discussion among researchers in cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence dedicated to understanding computations underlying complex behavior. Relevant for ACO practitioners working on predictive coding, metacognition, and signal-detection theory measurement work applicable to LLMs. Primarily single-track with keynote speakers, oral presentations, and posters. Features Generative Adversarial Collaborations (GACs) symposia, Keynote-and-Tutorial (K&Ts) presentations, and community events. Four keynote speakers including Brenden Lake (Princeton), Kenji Doya (OIST), Doris Tsao (UC Berkeley), and Alona Fyshe (Alberta).

#cognitive-science#measurement-science
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