Largest real-time online community
Community of thousands involved in making AI safe. Includes channels dedicated to making introductions, finding study buddies, asking questions, and discovering opportunities.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Main forum for research and advocacy
Forum dedicated to improving human reasoning and decision-making, and the primary online hub for long-form AI safety discussion and research.
Platform
Forum
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
The biggest real-time online community of people interested in AI safety, with channels ranging from general topics to specific fields to local groups.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Forum and community dedicated to improving human reasoning and decision-making, and the main forum for AI safety content.
Platform
Forum
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
The Discord server for Rob Miles's YouTube channel, hosting discussions on AI safety and the development and content of the AISafety.info website.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Activist movement in virtual and local chapters, helping the public understand AGI/ASI existential risk and demand their leaders coordinate to build a pause button.
Platform
Local, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Telegram, WhatsApp
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Building and maintaining digital infrastructure for the AI safety ecosystem (like this site) and connecting volunteers with opportunities to contribute.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Fortnightly meetings discussing AI safety papers and essays. Organized through the Alignment Ecosystem Development Discord server.
Platform
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Helps people more easily navigate the AI safety ecosystem, connect with like-minded people, and find projects that are a good fit for their skills.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
The main online hub where researchers discuss ideas related to ensuring that transformatively powerful AI is aligned with human values.
Platform
Forum
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
The main subreddit discussing AI safety. Note that it's not limited to the narrow sense of the control problem.
Platform
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Central point for connecting researchers and community organizers in Europe with opportunities and events happening in their vicinity.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Establishing a national AI safety community in the Netherlands in collaboration with ENAIS, hosting meetups and linking people to learning opportunities.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
An always-active meeting ground for anyone who wants to cowork with and get to know other effective altruists – including those working on AI safety.
Platform
Gather
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Discord server for the community participating in Apart Sprints, which are regular hackathons run by Apart Research.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
The Discord server for Rational Animations, a YouTube channel posting animated videos about truth-seeking and the future of humanity – often discussing AI safety.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Online forum where individuals dedicated to doing the most good converge to work on the world’s most pressing challenges – including AI safety.
Platform
Forum
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Comprised of three channels: one for technical discussions and deep dives, one for general news and hot takes, and one for memes.
Platform
Telegram
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Primarily for people with experience in ML or familiar with AI safety, this is a discussion group about AI advances and how to keep it robust and beneficial to humanity.
Platform
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
This is an open discussion group about advances in AI, and how to keep it robust and beneficial to humanity.
Platform
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Contacting legislators and leaders to raise awareness about AI safety and urge them to promote and adopt policies that will help humanity thrive.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
For participants and facilitators of the AI safety courses run by BlueDot Impact. Membership is by invite only.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Subreddit for effective altruism, a movement founded on the imperative to make the world as good a place as it can be.
Platform
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Grassroots collective of researchers working to open source AI research – with a strong focus on alignment.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
For people interested in finding effective career paths for working on AI safety and/or helping others do the same.
Platform
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Oxford University community of students and researchers supporting both governance and technical work, and running programs to build skills in both.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Building Spanish-language AI safety community through education, monthly meetups, and facilitating connections for Spanish speakers worldwide.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Japan’s main AI safety community. Holds a benkyōkai (study group) every month, aiming to keep attendees’ fingers on the pulse of the AI safety literature.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Supporting students in entering the AI safety field and conducting research, including through regular discussion groups, reading clubs, and courses.
Platform
Local, Telegram
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Engaging with the latest developments in alignment research, with informal presentations, discussion and debate, and practical coding activities.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student initiative at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, supporting students entering the field and conducting research.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Network of students and professionals in Cambridge conducting research, running educational and research programs, and creating a community.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
A place for collaboration, education, and conversation, this group is about learning, growing, and working with others.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Supports students and professionals in contributing to the safe development of AI through courses, events, hackathons, and 1-1 mentoring.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Massachusetts Institute of Technology student group supporting students in conducting research relevant to reducing risks from advanced AI.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Research-focused student group at Harvard University aimed at encouraging undergrads to pursue careers in technical AI safety.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Groningen group providing students and scholars with a platform to learn about and discuss potential risks from advanced AI. Runs a research hub.
Platform
Local, Other
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discord server working to prohibit the development of artificial superintelligence globally until we know how to control it.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Bringing together AI safety researchers, cybersecurity specialists, engineers deploying AI, and policymakers, in order to work towards ensuring a safe future with AI.
Platform
Local, Telegram, Other
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Aiming to enhance the AI alignment research landscape in Japan and surrounding areas by leveraging its members' networks in academia and industry.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Wisconsin, Madison, group hosting fellowships and reading groups and doing research and outreach.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Interdisciplinary nonprofit network promoting scientific understanding of the safe development of AI and supporting its regulation. Runs a weekly reading club.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
For collaborating on mechanistic interpretability projects, including regular project check-ins and reading groups.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
National research and field-building initiative aimed at leveraging Germany’s talents to help reduce catastrophic risks from AI.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discussion group for people in Denmark interested in reducing existential risk from AI. Hosts a regular online reading group.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community of people working on AI safety – including technical alignment, governance, and related fields.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Group of students, researchers and professionals at ETH Zurich working on the long-term safety of AI through courses, seminars, and research projects.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Coworking space in Zurich, Switzerland, for people working on AI safety or effective altruism. Regularly hosts events.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Sometimes it takes ambitious entrepreneurs to solve problems in the real world. This group is for entrepreneurially-minded people to explore what it takes to build in AI safety.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Formerly known as the Cambridge Existential Risks Initiative (CERI), this is a longtermist network of students, researchers, and professors at the University of Cambridge.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Durham University students and academics for reducing catastrophic AI risks. Runs workshops, discussion groups, speaker events, and some research projects.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Group of effective altruists setting up temporary coworking and coliving spaces around the world for people doing impact-focused work – including AI safety.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Discord server for Aether, an independent LLM agent safety research group focused on chain-of-thought monitorability.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discussing setting up human-in-the-loop systems which empower human agency, and using those systems to accelerate alignment. Invite only.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Nonpartisan nonprofit and community of people across Canada, working to ensure that advanced AI is safe and beneficial for all. Everyone is welcome to join.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) comprised of researchers, philosophers, and builders focused on safe AI.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Boston University students aiming to study anything involving AI safety – from governance, to international policy, to mechanistic interpretability.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Raising awareness about the potential risks of advanced AI while promoting responsible innovation – through learning, communication, and research.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Supports undergraduate and graduate students in conducting research relevant to reducing catastrophic risks from advanced AI and runs an introductory reading group.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Coworking, events, and community space for people working on AI safety. Runs regular talks, hackathons, and networking events.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Providing a platform to learn about and discuss potential risks from advanced AI in an effort to help ensure a good outcome for humanity.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student group at the University of Toronto focusing on governance and technical research. Runs introductory fellowships.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Local AI safety community in Frankfurt, Germany, meeting fortnightly for discussions and research opportunities. Open to everyone.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discord server for the formal alignment organization Orthogonal, which, among other things, investigates the “QACI” alignment plan.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Main Discord server for effective altruism. AI safety is discussed in the global catastrophic risks channel.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Discussion group for people in Australia and New Zealand interested in reducing existential risk from AI.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Carnegie Mellon University's AI safety club, whose mission is to spark interest in and facilitate research on AI safety.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Research-focused club at the University of California, Los Angeles, striving to provide students with tools and guidance to tackle the problems that interest them.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community at Rice University dedicated to AI alignment research and discussion. Runs technical and policy fellowships.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, student group dedicated to positively shaping the development of advanced AI, with a focus on preventing catastrophes.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Academic community at Princeton University aiming to empower students and researchers to contribute to the field of AI safety.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student group at University of California, Irvine, seeking to advance the understanding and development of interpretable and aligned AI.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Aiming to foster vibrant discussions and clash worldviews between those who worry about AI and those who don’t in a productive dialogue.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community server focused on the Doom Debates YouTube channel's mission of raising awareness of AI existential risk and the quality of high-stakes debate.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Supports students and professionals in learning more about AI safety – through courses, reading groups, and project groups.
Platform
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Aiming to catalyze collaboration, literacy, and governance frameworks that contribute to advanced AI systems being aligned with human and national interests.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Runs monthly meetups, study groups, public discussions, and collaborations with universities and researchers – addressing both AI safety and AI ethics.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discord server of Explainable the nonprofit, which aims to empower organizations, researchers, and creators to translate the future of AI into stories the world understands.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Public community for CAES, aimed at testing the mass appeal of existential safety as a broad movement.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Large group for sharing content or asking questions relevant to effective altruism, serving as a way to explore the movement and meet like-minded people.
Platform
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Team of students at the University of Victoria (Canada) working together to expand their knowledge of AI and the surrounding ethics.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Accelerating students into careers in AI safety, building the alignment community at Stanford University, and doing research.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discussing the building of tools for detecting, locating, and interpreting phase transitions that govern training and in-context learning.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Academic community at Georgia Institute of Technology working to ensure AI is developed to the benefit of our future. Hosts research and education programs.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
An effective altruism community for everyone, hosting a range of channels to meet like-minded people and get involved with the community.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
A place for people to post information about how to get into technical research, including updates on academic posts, grad school, and training programs.
Platform
Other
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community at the University of Edinburgh interested in ensuring that the development of AI benefits humanity’s long-term future.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Supporting and creating opportunities for scholars, students, and experts in Vietnam to exchange ideas and practise in the field of AI safety.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Physical space in Moscow, Russia for discussing mathematics and AI safety – facilitating development and the exchange of ideas, and finding new solutions.
Platform
Local, Telegram
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Invite-only Slack for people actively working on AI safety ecosystem and field-building projects. Email plexven@gmail.com if you think you should be there.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
French-language group aimed at bringing together anyone interested in making the development of AI safe and beneficial.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Providing a space for people in Melbourne, Australia who are interested in AI safety to connect with like-minded people.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Group for people in or from Canberra who are interested in preventing catastrophic or existential risks from AI.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Fostering interdisciplinary exchange, education, and research addressing large-scale risks from AI at Saarland University and beyond.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Free office space at the University of Sydney for people working on AI safety. Also runs a weekly meetup.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Hosts events and discussions for communities interested in rationalism, effective altruism, and AI safety, providing a hub for collaboration and exchange of ideas.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Empowering students and academics at Delft University of Technology to reduce AI risk through educational programs, hackathons, and events.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Spanish-language EA and rationalist Slack group / Slack hispanohablante para altruismo eficaz y racionalidad.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Contributing to AI safety by training leaders, fostering critical research, and raising awareness about its importance.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community of student technical and policy researchers at Cornell University conducting research and outreach to advance the development of safe AI.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Spreading public awareness of AI safety, including promoting education and practice of technical AI safety research, and awareness of the latest in AI safety governance.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discord server for people taking part in AI-Plans hackathons, which are alignment and AI policy events held by the nonprofit AI-Plans.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Group based in China helping people study various AI safety topics and sharing AI safety information on Chinese social networks.
Platform
Local, Other
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Local reading group running discussions, in-person talks, and socials. Hosts an event every other Wednesday.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student-led initiative at RWTH Aachen dedicated to reducing the risks posed by advanced AI systems by empowering students and academics to address the problem.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Grassroots AI community working to reduce risks from advanced AI by raising awareness, upskilling, and creating opportunities for a safer AI world of tomorrow.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Network of university students and professionals working towards safe AI. Hosting intro fellowships, discussion groups, and research hackathons.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Coworking space hosting organizations (including Apollo and Leap Labs), acceleration programs, and independent researchers.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Incubator and coworking space in San Francisco aimed at various groups, including those working on AI safety.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Coordinating to accelerate the speed of alignment research, slow progress in AI capabilities, and find new tactics to reduce existential risk from AI.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
New Slack group aimed at bringing together lawyers wanting to contribute to AI safety.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Coworking and event space supporting trustworthy and secure AI research in the heart of Berkeley.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Coworking and events space in downtown Toronto, organizing events and maintaining local community.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Network of Berliners holding regular talks and meetups (usually once a month) and occasional hackathons, conferences, and retreats.
Platform
Local, Telegram
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Equipping students, professionals, and policymakers with the technical and governance expertise required to ensure safe, ethical, and inclusive AI systems.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Bringing together students and researchers to work on aligning advanced AI systems with human values.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Space for Indian AI safety researchers, new entrants, and relevant stakeholders to collaborate on technical aspects of research and support each other.
Platform
Discord, Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student group at the University of California, Berkeley, interested in the development of robust, interpretable, and safe machine learning systems.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Harnessing VR to improve connectivity between people who are interested in effectively helping others and making the world a better place.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Brown University student group working to mitigate risks from advanced AI by conducting safety research and equipping students to pursue careers in the field.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student-led working group under EA Lausanne, bringing together students from EPFL and UNIL to advance the field of AI safety.
Platform
Local, Telegram
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Max Tegmark’s Beneficial AI Foundation has set up this Slack community for professionals interested in AI safety and formal verification.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Georgetown University students and alumni exploring policies to reduce risks from advanced AI. Keen to support individuals who want to work in AI safety.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
AI safety hub at Fundação Getulio Vargas, the top think tank in Latin America, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Runs fellowships based on BlueDot Impact's courses.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Yale students interested in the role of policy and law in reducing risks from AI. Runs programs and events on AI policy.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Club for AI safety enthusiasts at McGill University. Organizes reading groups and hackathons during the semester.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Building an inclusive and comprehensive AI safety community and accelerating members into fulfilling careers.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Chalmers University of Technology student group aiming to promote awareness, education, and involvement in AI safety research and initiatives in Gothenburg.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Focused on spreading public awareness about AI safety, including providing hands-on education and practice of technical AI safety research.
Platform
Local, Other
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
For people in or from Sydney, Australia, who are interested in preventing catastrophic or existential risks from AI.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Southern California group aiming to help students figure out how they can use their careers and resources to best address the risks of advanced AI.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
For people in or from Auckland, New Zealand, who are interested in preventing catastrophic or existential risks from AI.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Local AI safety group running activities like book deep-dives, paper-reading sessions, and hosted talks.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Tilburg University student group providing a platform to learn about and discuss potential risks from advanced AI.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of British Columbia group building a community dedicated to shaping the trajectory of AI development through courses, projects, and collaborations.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student-led initiative dedicated to reducing the risks posed by advanced AI systems by empowering students and academics to address the problem.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student-led initiative at Tübingen University dedicated to helping reduce the risks posed by advanced AI systems by organizing talks and a reading group.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Capacity-building organization focused on developing skills and community in South Africa through events, courses, and co-working at AI Safety Cape Town.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Aiming to grow the community of people working on the most pressing AI safety challenges in the Philippines, in Southeast Asia, and around the world.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Chicago student-led initiative aiming to shape the future of AI safety. Created by the University of Chicago's Existential Risk Laboratory.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
For people in or from Wellington, New Zealand, who are interested in preventing catastrophic or existential risks from AI.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Provides a local platform for navigating the AI safety and AI ethics landscapes. The core mission is to elevate the voices of AI researchers in Christchurch.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
All agents possess self-preservation goals that drive them to not be shut down. AI Safety Sweden aims to enhance the safety of these agents.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Amsterdam group dedicated to promoting AI safety through creating awareness and educating students about the importance of AI safety research.
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student-led group at Tufts University providing students and faculty with resources, events, and career-building opportunities to advance AI safety.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community working to reduce risks from advanced AI by empowering students and researchers to contribute to the field of AI safety.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Community of technical and policy researchers at Purdue University aimed at reducing the risks of advanced AI.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student-led organization at Berea College aiming to provide resources, ideas, and collaboration to reduce AI risks.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
For people in Brisbane or South-East Queensland, Australia, who are interested in preventing existential risk from AI.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Project of Effective Altruism UQ offering AI safety reading groups, fellowships, hackathons, and research opportunities.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
A space for effective altruism (which includes AI safety) group organizers to coordinate and help each other develop successful groups around the world.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
University of Texas, Austin, group dedicated to AI alignment research and discussion, and connecting students, researchers, and faculty working to make AI safer.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Warwick student society providing students with the opportunity to learn about and use various emerging technologies in the field of AI.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Northwestern University student group building a community of future AI safety researchers, policymakers, and communicators through fellowships and events.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
The hub for AI safety at the University of Pennsylvania, collaborating with industry and academic institutions to mitigate risks associated with AI systems.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Connecticut graduate students and advanced undergraduates who care about making AI safe, ethical, and beneficial to the public.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Collective of researchers and students at the University of Barcelona dedicated to addressing the existential risks associated with AI development.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Exposing undergraduate and graduate students at the California Institute of Technology to research relevant to reducing risks from advanced AI.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Yale University student group working to reduce AI risks, including by hosting a semester-long introductory technical intro fellowship on AI safety research.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Virtual group running technical upskilling programs, alignment projects, speaker events, workshops, and social gatherings.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Munich hub for research, coworking, and reading on AI safety.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Server for sharing AI safety reports fully or partially generated using tools like ChatGPT's Deep Research, and swapping tips for doing so.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Addressing the full spectrum of risks from immediate societal harms to potential existential catastrophes.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Local group in Turkey addressing risks from current and future AI systems by running events aimed at education, community-building, and public awareness.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Free temporary accommodation and board for people trying to improve the world, including through AI safety. Usually has 10–20 people spread across 2 hotels.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Free accomodation and board in Blackpool, England, for individuals doing work related to pushing for a pause in AI development.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Utrecht University group discussing research on topics related to Al safety and working through the BlueDot Impact courses. (no website)
Platform
Local, WhatsApp
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Interdisciplinary community of faculty and students at UC Berkeley concerned about risks to society posed by AI and how to mitigate them.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, group aiming to shape the future of AI safety through research, education, and collaboration.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Group of students running AI safety introductory programs and reading groups, hosting speakers, and connecting members to career opportunities.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student organization at the University of Bergen dedicated to advancing research and initiatives in AI safety by hosting weekly meetups, courses, and outreach events.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
National Taiwan University student and alumni group in Taipei, Taiwan, running bi-weekly reading groups and intensive ARENA-based workshops.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Providing a network for professionals working on AI alignment in Vienna and Austria, and strengthening the visibility of Vienna among global AI stakeholders.
Platform
Local, Slack
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Peer accountability community for improving forecasting skills through weekly video calls, post-mortems, pastcasting with Metaculus's Sage, and calibration training.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
University of Hong Kong student group, fostering a community to study, explore, and contribute to addressing the challenges of current and future AI.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Dedicated to pushing for an immediate global moratorium on AGI in order to prevent human extinction.
Platform
Slack
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Russian-language AGI safety discussion group / Группа обсуждения безопасности ИИ на русском.
Platform
Telegram
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Local group based in Ecuador running events aimed at helping reduce existential risk from AI.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Russian-language group with AI safety entry opportunities, including courses, events, fellowships, grants etc.
Platform
Telegram
Activity level
Very active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Russian-language online project group. Anyone can suggest a project or look for collaborators. Previously held conferences, lectures, events, reading groups etc.
Platform
Telegram
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Russian-language discussion space for readers of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. AI safety is sometimes discussed.
Platform
Telegram
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Russian-language reading and discussion group for AI to Zombies by Eliezer Yudkowsky. There are regular meetings in Google Meet.
Platform
Telegram
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Russian-language chat for medium-effort AI safety discussions. Oscillating doom/undoom vibe. Not affiliated with MIRI.
Platform
Telegram
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Local group running a paper-reading club, socials, and introductory programs. Based at the Universidad de Exactas y Naturales in Buenos Aires.
Platform
Local, Telegram
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Low-cost coworking space in Belgrade, Serbia, hosting those working on AI safety as either individuals or organizations.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Meetup group hosting events including open discussions, presentations, and social gatherings – covering subjects like AI companions, AI safety reports, and the future of work with AI.
Platform
Other
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Discord server facilitating rationality meetups around the world, which often involve discussion around AI safety.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Discussions of alignment foundations with separate channels for different technical topics. There is also a channel for asking math questions.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Melbourne student group in Melbourne, Australia.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Nigeria student group in Nsukka, Nigeria. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Washington student group trying to reduce risks from advanced AI. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Minerva University student group in San Francisco, USA. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Waterloo student group in Waterloo, Canada. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Universidad San Francisco de Quito student group in Quito, Ecuador. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student group at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Singapore Management University student group. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student group in Troy, USA. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student group at Birla Institute of Technology and Science – Pilani in Pilani, India. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Sorbonne Université student group in Paris, France. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Lagos State University student group in Lagos, Nigeria. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Ohio State University student group in Columbus, USA. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Indiana University Bloomington student group in Bloomington, USA. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
University of Science and Technology of Hanoi student group in Hanoi, Vietnam. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Sonoma State University student group in Rohnert Park, USA. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
A place for software engineers and other tech folks to share knowledge and support each other in using tech for furthering effective altruist causes.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Semi-active
Focus
Radboud University of Nijmegen student group in Nijmegen, Netherlands. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Università degli Studi di Trieste student group in Triste, Italy. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
National Institute of Technology Agartala student group in Agartala, India. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Ahmadu Bello University student group in Zaria, Nigeria. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Student group at Erasmus University Rotterdam, teaching students about AI safety and helping them do meaningful work in the field – mainly in AI governance.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
Regional group connecting researchers and policymakers, with the goal of advancing AI safety in Latin America.
Platform
Slack, Gather
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Uppsala University student group in Uppsala, Sweden. Currently inactive due to the original organizer no longer having spare bandwidth.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Supports individuals in London interested in reducing the risks posed by advanced AI by hosting reading groups and upskilling programs.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Group for AI Alignment Awards participants to discuss contest problems, form research teams, and chat about AI alignment.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Discord for MIRI’s Visible Thoughts bounty, which sought the ability to build a large dataset composed of thought-annotated dungeon runs.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
The Discord server of GiveWiki, the AngelList of philanthropy. A place to discuss any strategies to transfer the benefits of startup equity to the nonprofit space.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
An effort to prepare the AI safety community for severe catastrophes other than AI, so that we can preserve and continue research in as many timelines as possible.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Partial focus on AI safety
For discussions on the shard theory of human value formation, which posits that human values form from reinforced, context-driven heuristics.
Platform
Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Aimed at those in Oxford with a technical background who are conducting – or interested in conducting – AI safety research, though anyone is welcome to join.
Platform
Local, Facebook
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
Originated at Sciences Po Paris, GPAI Policy Lab is dedicated to general-purpose AI governance.
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
A co-living project in Berlin, now on hold since there is another active co-living project there: Aurea.
Platform
Local, Discord
Activity level
Inactive
Focus
Main focus is AI safety
New student group at the University of Bristol in Bristol, UK. (no website)
Platform
Local
Activity level
Active
Focus
Main focus is AI safety