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Fellowships

Fall cohorts will run for 2 hours per week for 10 weeks, from September 28th to December 4th. All fellowships will conclude with a 2-to-4-hour capstone project / presentation. Fellowship applications are open through September 18th! If you have a strong background in AI safety, please speak to one of our executive board members before applying for direct membership.

Application Structure

  1. 20-minute written application form due September 18th.
    • Fellowship facilitators will host office hours to answer questions from Sunday, September 13th to Thursday, September 17th. Hours coming soon.
  2. We will ask selected applicants to complete a 45-minute task and schedule a 15-minute interview during the week of Sunday, September 20th to Friday, September 26th.
  3. We will release decisions on Sunday, September 27th.

Application Advice

  • We aren’t trying to trick you! We respect and are thankful for your time—we’ve designed the applications so that you have enough time to write a high-quality response within the recommended time.
  • Please do not use AI in writing your answers. We want to get to know you and how you think.

Camden Wright, Roger Mao, and Tyrone Serapio

In addition to the arguments for and against AI safety, this fellowship covers the architecture and training of LLMs, before discussing how we can influence model behavior: clarifying model reasoning (interpretability), evaluations, and external safeguards.

Topics Covered:

Neural NetworksTransformersPost-TrainingSafety Evaluations and BenchmarksInterpretabilityJailbreakingModel SecurityAI control

Sample past curriculums: Spring 2025 and Fall 2024

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FAQ

If you have unanswered questions, please stop by our office hours, or email us at baist@brown.edu.

Can I apply to multiple fellowships?

Yes! We encourage exploration, and have scheduled the fellowships accordingly for this reason. If you apply to multiple, we will still ask you to rank your preferences, in case we can't offer you a spot in all the fellowships you've applied for.