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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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Warsaw AI Safety Day 2026

mixer ★ 0.52 Reg closes Oct 24, 2026 ?
📅 Oct 24, 2026 📍 Warsaw, Poland via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

Community AI safety day event organized by AI Safety Poland in Warsaw. BlueDot Impact community event bringing together AI safety researchers and practitioners for networking and discussion.

#safety#community#alignment#governance communitylocal
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EAGxBerlin 2026

conference ★ 0.84 Reg closes Oct 25, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 Berlin, Germany via EA Global Events

Regional EA Global (EAGx) conference. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming. In scope for social and community event reasons. Application deadline October 25, 2026.

#governance#alignment#safety#community
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Algoverse AI Research Program Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.60 Apps close Oct 25, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027 📍 Virtual via Algoverse AI Research

Structured AI research fellowship designed to help students and professionals publish at premier conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and EMNLP. Two tracks: Fundamental AI Research (AI capabilities, alignment, evaluation, and interpretability) and Applied AI Research (open problems across disciplines). Recent cohorts achieved 68-73% conference acceptance rates.

#alignment#safety#interpretability#evals researchremotescholarship
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NeurIPS 2026

conference ★ 0.71 Early-bird ends Oct 30, 2026 ?
📅 Dec 6, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026 📍 Sydney, Australia · Hybrid via NeurIPS: Safety-related Workshops

Annual multi-track interdisciplinary meeting founded in 1987. Includes invited talks, demonstrations, symposia, oral and poster presentations, workshops, tutorials, competitions, and evaluations and datasets track. Major ML conference with AI safety workshops. Three locations: Sydney (main, Dec 6-12), Atlanta (satellite, Dec 9-13), Paris (satellite, Dec 9-13).

#alignment#interpretability#evals#ml-safety#machine-learning#ml#research-practice#safety conferencemachine-learning
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CAMBRIA January 2027

fellowship ★ 0.91 Apps close Nov 1, 2026 ?
📅 Jan 4, 2027 – Jan 22, 2027 📍 Cambridge, USA via CAMBRIA - Cambridge Bootcamp for Research in Interpretability and Alignment

Three-week intensive bootcamp for ML upskilling in AI safety focusing on interpretability and RL, based on ARENA curriculum. Covers ML fundamentals, transformer architecture, mechanistic interpretability, LLM evaluations, and alignment science with capstone research project. Fully provided housing, meals (weekday lunches/dinners), 24/7 office access, dedicated TAs, and travel reimbursement up to $750+. Run by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative.

#interpretability#alignment#safety#evals bootcampfundedintensive
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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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Pivotal Research Fellowship Q1 2027

fellowship ★ 0.78 Apps close Nov 1, 2026
📅 Jan 18, 2027 – Apr 30, 2027 📍 London, UK via Pivotal Research Fellowship

15-week full-time AI safety research fellowship based in London. Expert mentorship through weekly one-on-one sessions with established researchers, dedicated research management support, workspace at LISA with meals on weekdays, financial assistance for travel/housing. Stipend £15,000-£18,000 (£18,000 for senior fellows with PhDs or industry experience). Open to applicants 18+, no specific background required. Remote participation rare but possible.

#alignment#safety#interpretability#governance fundedmentorship
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Vision Weekend USA 2026

conference ★ 0.77 Reg closes Nov 5, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Foresight Institute Vision Weekend event with frontier science and technology tracks including AI safety. 40-year-old organization focused on transformative technology. Registration open.

#safety#alignment#governance#research-practice
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AI Safety Camp 12th Edition Virtual 2027

fellowship ★ 0.77 Apps close Nov 7, 2026
📅 Jan 9, 2027 – Apr 18, 2027 📍 Virtual via AI Safety Camp (AISC)

Three-month online AI safety research program where participants form teams to work on preselected projects led by Project Leads. Teams meet weekly and plan their own work hours (minimum 10h/week for Project Leads). Final presentations at online conference April 23-26. Project Leads guide research on topics ranging from alignment to stopping harmful AI developments to deconfusion research.

#alignment#governance#safety#interpretability
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Foresight Vision Weekend USA 2026

conference ★ 0.76 Reg closes Nov 13, 2026
📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 San Francisco, USA via Foresight Institute

Foresight Institute's flagship event gathering leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore the frontiers of science and technology, and plan for flourishing futures. Includes AI safety track content. Registration open.

#alignment#governance#safety frontier-science
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EAGxAustralasia 2026

conference ★ 0.83 Reg closes Nov 15, 2026 ?
📅 Nov 27, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026 📍 Melbourne, Australia via EA Global Events

Regional EA Global (EAGx) conference for Australasia. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming. In scope for social and community event reasons. Applications open.

#governance#alignment#safety#community
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AI Safety Camp 12 (Virtual Edition 2027)

fellowship ★ 0.85 Apps close Nov 29, 2026 ?
📅 Jan 9, 2027 – Apr 26, 2027 📍 Virtual via AI Safety Camp (AISC)

3-month online AI safety research program where participants form teams to work on preselected projects. Project Leads propose and guide research projects across various AI safety topics including alignment, deconfusion research, and projects aimed at stopping or pausing AI development. Teams meet weekly with participants committing 10+ hours per week. Final presentations held at online conference.

#alignment#safety#governance#interpretability researchremote
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International Programme on AI Evaluation: Cohort 02

fellowship ★ 0.84 Apps close Dec 31, 2026 ?
📅 Feb 1, 2027 – Jun 30, 2027 📍 Valencia, Spain · Hybrid via International Programme on AI Evaluation

Five-month structured training programme on AI evaluation for capabilities and safety. 40 fully-funded scholarships for participants to work on real AI evaluation problems with faculty mentors from Cambridge, Stanford, Princeton, Oxford, MIT, and organizations like Google DeepMind, Microsoft Research, and UK AI Safety Institute. Includes 12 modules, two hands-on courses, and team-based capstone project.

#evals#alignment#governance#interpretability capstonementorshipscholarship
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CCN 2027 - Cognitive Computational Neuroscience

conference ★ 0.49 CFP closes Feb 4, 2027
📅 Jul 26, 2027 – Jul 29, 2027 📍 Edinburgh, UK via Cognitive Computational Neuroscience (CCN)

10th annual Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference bringing together researchers in cognitive science, neuroscience, and AI to explore computations underlying complex behavior. Features keynote speakers, oral presentations, posters, and community-organized sessions including Generative Adversarial Collaborations. Relevant for ACO practitioners interested in predictive-coding, metacognition, and signal-detection-theory measurement work applicable to LLMs.

#interpretability cognitive-scienceneuroscience
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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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Lens Academy Compute Verification Intensive Part 2

workshop ★ 0.90 Apps closed Oct 19, 2026
📅 Oct 26, 2026 📍 Virtual via LessWrong Events

Follow-up intensive course focused on compute verification. Addresses open problems in ensuring the verifiability of frontier pacing commitments. Covers international treaties, statutory interpretation, supply-chain analysis, and cryptographic AI verification methods. Goes further into technical components than Part 1.

#governance#evals
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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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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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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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Iliad October Intensive 2026

fellowship ★ 0.83 Apps closed 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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MATS Winter 2027

fellowship ★ 0.81
📅 Jan 19, 2027 – Apr 10, 2027 📍 Berkeley, USA · Hybrid via MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars , MATS: ML Alignment & Theory Scholars

12-week ML Alignment & Theory Scholars fellowship connecting talented researchers with top mentors in machine alignment, transparency, and security. Participants completing full 12-week programme at 40 hours per week receive $19,200 stipend ($1,600/week), $24,000 in research compute, housing, travel to/from Berkeley or London, office space, lunch and dinner on weekdays, and J-1 visa support. Mentorship from world-class researchers at Anthropic, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Redwood Research, and ARC. Option to apply for 6-12 month funded extension beyond main program.

#alignment#interpretability
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MAIA Hermes Fellowship Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.80 Apps closed Oct 9, 2026
📅 Oct 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026 📍 Virtual via MAIA - MIT AI Alignment

Eight-week technical AI safety research program run by MIT AI Alignment (MAIA). Teams of 2-3 working on focused projects with experienced mentors, approximately 15 hours weekly. Eligibility: MAIA members, AISF Fellows, and MIT undergraduates (previous research experience strongly preferred). Supported by CBAI.

#alignment#safety
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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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CBAI AI Safety Research Fellowship Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.79 Apps closed Sep 6, 2026
📅 Oct 13, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026 📍 Cambridge, USA via Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative (CBAI)

10-week intensive, fully-funded AI safety research fellowship hosted by Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative. Focuses on technical AI safety research across interpretability, multi-agent safety, formal verification, and risk management frameworks. Includes weekly mentorship (1-2 hours/week), speaker events, professional development support, $12,500 stipend, housing, meals, and compute resources (~$1,500/week per fellow). Dedicated 24/7 workspace in Harvard Square.

#alignment#interpretability#evals
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📅 Feb 16, 2027 – Feb 23, 2027 📍 Montréal, Canada via AIGOV - AI Governance Workshop at AAAI

41st Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence includes a special track on AI Alignment seeking research on scalable oversight, mechanistic interpretability, empirical robustness evaluation, red-teaming, human cognitive and psychological factors, and safe-by-design engineering including formal safety cases. Recognizes the critical importance of ensuring goals and actions of AI systems align with human values as we build more capable systems.

#alignment#interpretability#evals
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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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PIBBSS Winter Fellowship 2026-2027

fellowship ★ 0.76 Apps closed Jul 20, 2026
📅 Nov 1, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 📍 Cape Town, South Africa · Hybrid via PIBBSS / Principles of Intelligence

Three-month interdisciplinary program pairing fellows from complex systems sciences (mathematics, neuroscience, philosophy, economics, political science, ecology, linguistics, physics, humanities) with AI safety mentors. Inaugural Winter Fellowship with approximately 20 fellows working on AI risk projects. $3,000/month stipend, housing, daily meals, round-trip flight, dedicated mentorship. Primarily in Cape Town, remote participation available for exceptional candidates.

#alignment#formal-foundations#governance
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MARS VI 2026

fellowship ★ 0.75
📅 Dec 1, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 📍 Hybrid via MARS - Mentorship for Alignment Researchers at CAISH

Part-time research programme matching teams of 2-4 with experienced mentors to produce published AI safety research. Operated by Cambridge AI Safety Hub. Structure: applications, prework, one-week in-person session, 8-10 weeks remote work, final research output. All costs covered including travel, accommodation, meals, and compute resources.

#alignment#governance#safety#interpretability fellowshipmentorshipresearchfunded
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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
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ERA:AI Winter 2027

fellowship ★ 0.72
📅 Jan 18, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 📍 Hybrid via ERA Cambridge: Existential Risk Alliance Fellowship

Existential Risk Alliance fellowship on existential AI risk. Cambridge-based program. Applications for Winter 2027 have closed. Prospective applicants can join mailing list for notifications about future fellowship opportunities.

#alignment#interpretability#governance#safety
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  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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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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SPAR Spring 2027

fellowship ★ 0.71
📅 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. 5-40 hours per week depending on availability. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, PhD candidates, and professionals with varying experience levels. No prior research experience required. Research areas: AI safety and alignment, AI policy and governance, AI security, mechanistic interpretability, biosecurity, societal impact studies. Virtual Demo Day event at conclusion.

#alignment#safety#governance
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  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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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
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📅 Jan 18, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 📍 Cambridge, United Kingdom via ERA Cambridge: Existential Risk Alliance Fellowship

Cambridge-based fellowship on existential AI risk. Annual application cycle focused on developing research skills and understanding existential risks from AI. Hosted by Existential Risk Alliance.

#alignment#governance researchexistential-risk
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OpenAI Safety Fellowship 2026

fellowship ★ 0.69 Apps closed May 3, 2026
📅 Sep 14, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027 📍 Berkeley, USA · Hybrid via OpenAI Safety Fellowship

Fellowship targeting researchers studying advanced AI system safety with emphasis on safety evaluation, ethics, robustness, scalable mitigations, privacy-preserving safety methods, agentic oversight, and high-severity misuse domains. Partners with Constellation. Fellows receive monthly stipends, compute support, ongoing mentorship, and API credits. Must produce substantial research output (papers, benchmarks, datasets). Open to diverse backgrounds including CS, social science, cybersecurity.

#alignment#evals#governance#safety#interpretability fundedmentorship
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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
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  "topic_relevance": 0.75,
  "time_proximity": 0.5471698113207547,
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  "speaker_org_signal": 0.75,
  "is_deadline_open": 1,
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ARENA 9.0

fellowship ★ 0.68 Apps closed Sep 1, 2026 ?
📅 Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 📍 London, UK via ARENA: Alignment Research Engineering Accelerator

In-person programming bootcamp lasting 4-5 weeks focused on alignment research engineering. Administered by the London Initiative for Safe AI (LISA). Covers all major expenses including travel to/from London, visa costs, accommodation, and meals/refreshments on program days.

#alignment#interpretability#reinforcement-learning#research-practice#safety bootcampfunded
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📅 Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 📍 Cambridge, USA via MAIA - MIT AI Alignment

MIT AI Alignment (MAIA) eight-week introductory fellowship on AI safety covering trends, evidence for misalignment, and safety approaches. 2 hours per week, free food provided, no prior AI background required. Open to anyone with preference for MIT students. Completion leads to MAIA Membership with 24/7 office access, free compute, and research discussions. 1,300+ member Slack community.

#alignment#safety#community
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  "time_proximity": 0.04444444444444445,
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UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research) Innovations Dialogue focused on electromagnetic disruption technology impacts on international security. UNIDIR operates flagship conferences on Cyber Stability, Geneva Cyber Week, AI Security and Ethics, and Outer Space Security. International AI policy and disarmament-related conferences in scope per the safety community's broader governance interests.

#governance
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  "topic_relevance": 0.7,
  "time_proximity": 0.909433962264151,
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SPAR Fall 2026

fellowship ★ 0.66 Apps closed Aug 18, 2026
📅 Sep 14, 2026 – Dec 14, 2026 📍 Virtual via SPAR - Supervised Program for Alignment Research

Supervised Program for Alignment Research (SPAR) Fall 2026 cohort. 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. Participants commit 5-40 hours per week. Applications for Fall 2026 have closed; Spring 2027 applications will open around December. Demo Day on December 19. Optional continuation after December 14.

#alignment#interpretability#evals#governance#safety#policy
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📅 Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 📍 Virtual via Apart Research

Apart Research hackathon focused on AI and epistemics. Part of the monthly Apart Sprints series for developing AI safety research ideas. Online only format.

#safety#alignment
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  "time_proximity": 0.8641509433962264,
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📅 Nov 10, 2026 📍 Hengqin, China · Hybrid via PlurVA-LLM Workshop at AACL 2026

First Workshop on Pluralistic Value Alignment of LLMs at AACL-IJCNLP 2026. Single-day hybrid event focused on pluralistic value alignment across China, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Includes shared task on pluralistic value alignment. Co-located with AACL-IJCNLP 2026.

#alignment#governance valuescross-cultural
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Swiss AI Safety Days 2026

mixer ★ 0.64
📅 Nov 7, 2026 📍 Zürich, Switzerland via BlueDot Impact Events Calendar (Luma)

AI Safety Days organized by Zurich AI Safety and hosted on BlueDot Impact events calendar. Community event bringing together AI safety researchers and practitioners in Switzerland.

#alignment#governance#evals#safety#community
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  "time_proximity": 0.8943396226415095,
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  "is_deadline_open": 0,
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ARC White-Box Estimation Challenge 2026

other ★ 0.64 Apps closed Sep 19, 2026

Contest to improve upon ARC's estimation algorithms for random MLPs. Launched in partnership with AIcrowd. The warm-up round began the week of June 2nd, 2026. Focuses on white-box estimation methods for mechanistic interpretability.

#interpretability#evals#control#alignment#research-practice challengecompetition
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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
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EA Global: San Francisco 2027

conference ★ 0.60
📅 Mar 19, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027 📍 San Francisco, USA via EA Global Events

EA Global conference with talks and discussions on the latest ideas at the frontiers of the EA movement, workshops, and networking opportunities. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming. Organized by Centre for Effective Altruism.

#alignment#governance#community#safety effective-altruismcommunity
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AI Collusion Research Sprint 2026

hackathon ★ 0.60 Reg closed Oct 23, 2026
📅 Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 📍 Hybrid via Apart Research , Apart Research

Weekend research hackathon on AI collusion focused on one AI safety question. Apart Research Sprint format where anyone can join, and winners or standout participants are invited to Apart Studio and the Apart Fellowship. Available both online and at local sites.

#multi-agent#evals#safety#alignment weekendresearch-sprint
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📅 Jun 1, 2027 – Aug 31, 2027 📍 In-person via LessWrong Events

12-week mentored research program bringing social science talent into AI safety research. Cohort of 15-20 social scientists (postdocs, PhD students, Master's students, undergraduates with research experience). Focus on psychology, economics, sociology, and related empirical social sciences applied to AI. Program pairs fellows with mentors from academia and industry.

#governance#alignment social-sciencementorship
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EA Global: London 2027

conference ★ 0.57
📅 May 28, 2027 – May 30, 2027 📍 London, UK via EA Global Events

EA Global conference with talks and discussions on the latest ideas at the frontiers of the EA movement, workshops, and networking opportunities. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming. Organized by Centre for Effective Altruism. Applications closed.

#alignment#governance#community effective-altruismcommunity
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EA Global: Washington DC 2027

conference ★ 0.55
📅 Oct 15, 2027 – Oct 17, 2027 📍 Washington, USA via EA Global Events

EA Global conference with talks and discussions on the latest ideas at the frontiers of the EA movement, workshops, and networking opportunities. Heavy AI safety attendance and programming. Organized by Centre for Effective Altruism.

#governance#alignment effective-altruismcommunity
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  "time_proximity": 0.057297297297297295,
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RLDM 2027

conference ★ 0.44
📅 Jul 6, 2027 – Jul 9, 2027 📍 Paris, France via Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making (RLDM)

Interdisciplinary, non-archival conference about learning and decision making in humans, animals, and algorithms, with particular focus on reinforcement learning approaches. Bridges AI/ML/robotics and cognitive science/neuroscience/psychology research communities. Increasingly hosts LLM-cog-sci crossover work relevant to ACO measurement frameworks.

#cognitive-science#reinforcement-learning#measurement-science#interpretability#control#formal-foundations#alignment reinforcement-learningcognitive-scienceneuroscience
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📅 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. The ASSC promotes rigorous research and coordinates annual conferences directed toward understanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of consciousness. Members work in cognitive science, medicine, neuroscience, philosophy, and other relevant disciplines. Relevant for ACO measurement-science work on metacognition and signal-detection theory.

#interpretability consciousnesscognitive-sciencemeasurement
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