Fellowship
We offer two parallel introductory fellowships in AI safety: alignment and governance.
The alignment track introduces the technical challenge of making AI systems reliably follow human intentions, while the governance track examines the role of policy, institutions, and global coordination to reduce AI risks.
Fellowships run weekly over dinner for 6 sessions in the form of paper discussions.
Our fellows
I participated in a fellowship last fall, and I absolutely loved it! The fellowship gave me a friendly and passionate environment in which to explore recent research in AI alignment techniques during meals with other students. Since the fellowship, I've continued to develop my skills alongside these students, and have become much more informed and capable of working to improve AI safety.
BoyanFellow '25
Going in, I had some interest in AI safety but little idea how it shows up in real research or how someone technical like me could contribute. The curriculum and weekly discussions gave me a much clearer sense of the field, and I enjoyed the sushi.
DivyFellow '25
I came in curious and found a community of people who genuinely care about getting this right, a real grip on the technical landscape, and a clearer sense of where I want to contribute. The modern discussion space and free food are also awesome perks. These fellowships have given me a foundation for thinking about AI safety that I carry into everything I work on.
PeraFellow '25 and '26
Curriculum adapted from BlueDot Impact.
Governance Fellowship
6 weeks
Topics include:
- Forecasting
- Overview of key actors
- Identifying levers for effective policy frameworks
- Governance at frontier labs
- Canada’s role in international cooperation
- Contributing to AI governance
Alignment Fellowship
6 weeks
Topics include:
- Intro to deep learning (first session only)
- Reinforcement learning from human feedback
- Scalable oversight
- Mechanistic interpretability
- Technical governance
- Contributing to technical AI safety