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Whether you're a researcher, student, policymaker, or concerned citizen, AI Safety needs diverse perspectives. Join us in building a safer future with AI.
What We Do
Activities across our chapters
Courses
AI Safety, Ethics, and Society
We facilitate a curriculum based on the Center for AI Safety course in two tracks: Technical and Governance. The course runs in 6-week blocks with weekly readings and on-site discussion sessions, covering everything from mechanistic interpretability to AI policy.
- Technical and Governance tracks
- 6 weeks per block, 3-4 cohorts per year
- 2h readings + 2h discussion per week
- Certificate upon completion
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Discussion Groups
Weekly deep-dives into AI Safety topics
Focused groups meeting weekly to discuss, learn, and collaborate on specific AI Safety topics. Each group has at least one experienced mentor guiding the conversation. Topics range from mechanistic interpretability to AI governance and neuroscience-inspired alignment.
- ~2 hours per week
- Mentored by experienced researchers
- Topics: Interpretability, Governance, Neuralignment, and more
- Open to all levels of experience
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Events
Hackathons, talks, and community meetups
From research hackathons with Apart Research to expert talks, pub quizzes, and AI Safety Chats, our chapters host regular events that bring the community together and create real impact.
- Research hackathons (with global placement track record)
- Expert speaker events and seminars
- Social events: pub quizzes, AI Safety Chats
- TEDx presentations and conference talks
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Research
SAIN Research Hub
Join the SAIN Research Hub and get matched with PhD+ supervisors for impactful AI Safety projects across interpretability, evaluation, governance, and more. Open to members from all chapters.
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Bring SAIN to your city
Starting a local SAIN chapter is one of the best ways multiply your impact when it comes to AI safety. We provide everything you need to get started.
What SAIN provides to new chapters
How to get started
- 1Reach out to us expressing your interest in starting a chapter
- 2SAIN's board guides you through the founding process
- 3Set up your local communication channels (WhatsApp, Slack, etc.)
- 4Launch your chapter page on the SAIN website
- 5Do initial outreach in your city
- 6Run your first meetup or event
- 7Consider running the AI Safety, Ethics, and Society course
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