Enabling talent to work on what matters most

We work to understand and reduce global catastrophic risks, especially those from advanced AI and biotechnology, to make progress safe for everyone. We identify and enable talent to work on the most important questions facing humanity today.

Get involved

Participate in a fellowship

Join our in-person research fellowship in London and work with experienced mentors on AI safety, AI governance, AIxBio, or biodefense.

Mentor top emerging researchers

Guide a fellow on a research project, share your expertise, and help them grow as a researcher. We handle recruitment, logistics and day-to-day research support.

Join our team

Work with us directly to advance AI safety research.

No roles are open at the moment. If you think you may be a good fit for the team, introduce yourself and we will reach out when something opens up.

Our team

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Selected alumni

Where our alumni went after the fellowship.

  • Bruce Tsai '25 cohortConstellation
  • Nicholas Marsh '25 cohortMacroscopic
  • Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse '25 cohortUK AISI
  • Soroush Ebadian '25 cohortAnthropic Fellow
  • Elsie Jang '25 cohortMercatus Fellow, George Mason University
  • Theodore Ehrenborg '25 cohortApollo Research
  • Aidan Homewood '24 cohortCentre for the Governance of AI
  • Kristina Fort '24 cohortLawAI, Google DeepMind
  • Jakub Kryś '24 cohortSaferAI
  • Natasha Karner '24 cohortAlan Turing Institute
  • Monika Jotautaitė '24 cohortApollo Research
  • Michel Justen '24 cohortTarbell
  • Lennart Finke '24 cohortETH Tramèr Lab
  • Tomás Aguirre '23 cohortCentre for the Governance of AI
  • Ben Bucknall '22 cohortCentre for the Governance of AI, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
  • Kay Kozaronek '22 cohortPrism Eval
  • Pierre Peigné '22 cohortPrism Eval
  • Tao Burga '22 cohortInstitute for Progress
  • Chiara Gerosa '21 cohortTalos Network