Accelerating AI
safety talent at scale
We find and support top talent working to address risks from advanced AI.
Our programs
Mentorship and financial support for university clubs focused on AI safety and policy
A fellowship providing funding, mentorship, community, and other resources to organizers of AI safety student groups at universities around the world.
Pathfinder enables organizers to run ambitious programming, helping their members upskill for careers in the field.
Our Fall 2025 round features 65 Pathfinder Fellows at 51 universities across 11 countries.
The largest research fellowship focused on risks from advanced AI.
A part-time, remote research fellowship matching aspiring AI safety researchers with experts in the field to work on impactful projects, together.
Research conducted through SPAR has been accepted at ICML and NeurIPS, covered by TIME, and led to full-time job offers for mentees.
Our Fall 2025 round features 80 projects and 309 mentees across 55 countries.
Our impact
groups
About us
We're a nonprofit focused on accelerating talent into the fields of AI safety and policy. We believe the development of transformative AI will be one of the most consequential events in history. Getting it right requires building a robust ecosystem of researchers, policymakers, technical professionals, and skilled operators who can navigate the complex challenges ahead.
We operate with urgency. If transformative AI arrives soon, we need to move fast to build this ecosystem. For us, that means staying lean, shipping quickly, and constantly reassessing whether our priorities are the right ones.
Our current strategy focuses on interventions that can scale flexibly in response to public interest, allowing the fields of AI safety and policy to rapidly absorb large amounts of talent. We execute on this strategy by supporting decentralized community building at universities through Pathfinder, and by facilitating scalable research mentorship through SPAR.
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Help us accelerate the next generation of AI safety talent.
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