MAIA AI Safety Fundamentals (AISF) Fellowship Fall 2026

The MAIA AI Safety Fundamentals (AISF) Fellowship is a funded, eight-week reading group introducing AI safety and MIT AI Alignment. It involves weekly in-person sessions at MIT with two facilitators, plus dinner provided; a virtual summer program is also offered with fewer fellows. The fellowship explores AI development trajectories, misalignment evidence, threat models, technical safety approaches, and the policy landscape, and aims to help participants pursue careers in AI safety.

Participation in an eight-week fellowship, weekly in-person sessions with two facilitators, and dinner provided during meetings

Open to anyone, with preference given to MIT undergraduate and graduate students; no prior background required beyond curiosity and willingness to engage with open questions.

Apply by the stated deadline via the Airtable application form