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Intro to AI Safety Fellowship
Build a foundation in AI safety through a weekly reading and discussion group covering advanced AI risks and current safety research. Dinner is provided, there is no mandatory reading outside the fellowship, and participants may complete an optional capstone project. No technical background required.
AI Policy Fellowship
Explore AI policy and governance in a weekly cohort covering technical foundations, frontier policy, national security, safety regulation, corporate governance, and careers. Dinner is provided, with 0-30 minutes of weekly reading and an optional capstone project. No technical background required.
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1 / 4“VAISI's fellowship is an amazing opportunity to bridge your interest in AI with your interest in politics, governance, social science... everything! [...] it helped me turn my curiosity about AI into concrete, actionable career steps that open doors into Washington, DC.”
Hovsep SeferianVAISI Membership
Join VAISI's core community. Strong applicants will have completed a VAISI fellowship or have equivalent experience. Members are expected to remain active through events, socials, co-working, workshops, and competitions.
Access to:
- Members-only Slack
- 1:1 career advising and mentorship
- Eligibility for conference and travel funding to events such as EA Global and ControlConf
- Applications for compute grants and other research expense funding
- Free merch
Invitation to:
- Bi-weekly exclusive socials: catered food, games, movies, activities, and occasional special guests
- Member-only talks and networking opportunities with professionals, faculty, and researchers
- Weekly member meetings discussing recent news and papers in AI safety, security, and policy
Faculty & Advisors
Are you a UVA professor or faculty member interested in AI governance and alignment? We are looking for passionate advisors and faculty champions to help guide our mission. Your expertise and mentorship would be invaluable to our community.
Contact us at vaisi.club@gmail.com