Conferences &
Events

The flagship Effective Altruism conference, held multiple times a year in cities like San Francisco, London, and Washington DC. A significant portion of attendees and talks focus on AI safety. The best single event for meeting people across the entire AI safety ecosystem — researchers, grantmakers, policy people, and org leaders.

FAR.AI (the Fund for Alignment Research) hosts workshops and research events focused on technical alignment. A good venue for presenting early-stage research, getting feedback from established researchers, and finding collaborators for alignment projects.

Focused on the intersection of AI safety and security — covering topics like red-teaming, adversarial robustness, model security, and safe deployment practices. Brings together researchers from both the safety and security communities.

Regional versions of EA Global, held in cities around the world — from Austin to Singapore to Berlin. Smaller and more intimate than the main EAG events, making them an easier first conference. Many feature dedicated AI safety tracks.

NeurIPS hosts several safety-relevant workshops each year, covering topics from alignment to sociotechnical safety to red-teaming. The main conference is the largest ML venue in the world — attending even just the workshops is a strong networking opportunity.

ICML similarly features workshops on safe and reliable ML, alignment, and AI governance. A top venue for presenting technical safety research to the broader ML community.

AAAI runs dedicated symposia on AI safety topics, including the Safe and Robust AI track. More accessible than NeurIPS/ICML for researchers coming from outside mainstream ML.

Covers the sociotechnical dimensions of AI safety — fairness, accountability, transparency, and governance. A good venue for researchers working on the policy and social impacts side of safety.

Participant-driven unconferences where the agenda is set on the day. These are some of the highest-value events in the community — small groups, deep conversations, and no gatekeeping on who gets to speak. Often held as side events at larger conferences.

An intensive research retreat that brings together aspiring alignment researchers for collaborative projects. More structured than an unconference — you'll work on a real research problem with mentorship from experienced researchers. One of the best entry points into the field.