MAIA AI Safety Fundamentals (AISF) Fellowship – Fall 2026 – YOA

Deadline: September 23, 2026

Applications are open for the MAIA AI Safety Fundamentals (AISF) Fellowship – Fall 2026. The AI Safety Fundamentals Fellowship (AISF) is MAIA’s flagship introduction to AI security and the primary manner individuals become involved with MIT AI Alignment. It’s an 8-week studying group designed that can assist you perceive why the sector issues and what researchers and policymakers are doing about it.

Over the course of the fellowship, you’ll discover:

• The present trajectory of AI growth
• Empirical proof for misalignment
• Threat fashions for a way misalignment may trigger hurt
• Technical approaches to AI security
• The AI coverage panorama
• Opportunities and careers in AI security

The fellowship is facilitated by high MAIA members with expertise in AI security analysis. During the autumn and spring, sections of about 10 fellows meet weekly within the workplace with two facilitators, and dinner is supplied. The summer season program runs just about with one facilitator and round 6 fellows per part. No work is assigned exterior of weekly conferences, making the fellowship simple to suit alongside a full course load.

Eligibility

• Open to anybody, with choice given to MIT undergraduate and graduate college students.
• Applicants with machine studying expertise are particularly inspired to apply, however no prior background is required—simply curiosity and a willingness to interact with exhausting, open questions.

Application

Apply by Wednesday, September 23 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. The eight-week fellowship begins the week of September 28.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to AISF Fellowship.