Communities

Alignment Ecosystem Development (AED)

Building and maintaining digital infrastructure for the AI safety ecosystem (like this site) and connecting people who want to help with volunteering opportunities.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Rob Miles AI

The Discord server for Rob Miles' YouTube channel, hosting discussions on AI safety and the development of the AI Safety Info website.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

PauseAI

Campaign group dedicated to calling for an immediate moratorium on AGI development so as to prevent human extinction.

Platform

Discord, Facebook, Local

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Reading Group

Regular meetings discussing AI safety papers. Organized through the AI Safety Danmark Facebook group.

Platform

Skype, Facebook

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Quest

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

Alignment Forum

The main online hub where researchers discuss all 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

r/ControlProblem

The main subreddit discussing AI safety. Note that it's not limited to the narrow sense of the control problem.

Platform

Reddit

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

European Network for AI Safety (ENAIS)

Central point for connecting researchers and community organizers in Europe with opportunities and events happening in their vicinity.

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AGI Safety Core

A followable Twitter/X list of accounts belonging to AI thinkers and organizations that discuss AI safety.

Platform

Twitter/X

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

EA Gather Town

An always-active meeting ground for anyone who wants to both co-work with and get to know other effective altruists.

Platform

Gather Town

Activity level

Active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Rational Animations

The Discord server for Rational Animations, a YouTube channel posting animated videos about truth-seeking and the future of humanity.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Alignment Jams

Discord server for the community participating in Alignment Jam hackathons run by Apart Research (now called Apart Sprints).

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Effective Altruism Forum

Forum run by the Centre for Effective Altruism to facilitate discussions relevant to effective altruism and coordinate related projects.

Platform

Forum

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

AI Safety Telegram Group

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

AI Safety 東京 (Tokyo)

Japan’s main AI safety community. Holds a benkyōkai (study group) every week and a big social every month.

Platform

Newsletter, Local

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Alignment Foundations Discord

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

Oxford AI Safety Initiative (OAISI)

Community of students and researchers supporting both governance and technical work, and running programmes to build skills in both.

Platform

Local, Newsletter

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Discussion

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

Facebook

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Discussion (Open)

This is an open discussion group about advances in AI, and how to keep it robust and beneficial to humanity.

Platform

Facebook

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Fundamentals (AISF)

For participants and facilitators of the AI Safety Fundamentals courses organized by BlueDot Impact.

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

EleutherAI

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

r/EffectiveAltruism

Subreddit for effective altruism, a social movement founded on the imperative to make the world as good a place as it can be.

Platform

Reddit

Activity level

Active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Careers in AI Safety

For people interested in finding effective career paths for working on AI safety and/or helping others do the same.

Platform

Facebook

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Initiative @ UC Chile (AISUC)

As the first student initiative on AI safety in Chile, AISUC supports students to enter the field and conduct research on this topic.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Sweden

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

Safe AI London (SAIL)

Supports individuals in London interested in reducing the risks posed from advanced AI by hosting reading groups and research programmes.

Platform

Newsletter, Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Hub Serbia

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

Cyborgism

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

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AGI Moratorium HQ

Dedicated to pushing for an immediate global moratorium on AGI in order to prevent human extinction.

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

University of Bayes

A place for collaboration, education, and conversation, this server is about learning, growing and working with others.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Adjacent focus on AI Safety

AI Safety Hungary

Supporting 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

ControlAI

Discord server working to reduce the risks from AI, welcoming any and all discussions on the topic.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Mech Interp Discord

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

AI Safety Danmark

Online reading group for AI Safety. Also a discussion group for people in Denmark interested in reducing existential risk from AI.

Platform

Facebook

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

UVic AI

Team of students at the University of Victoria (Canada) working together to expand their knowledge of AI and the surrounding ethics.

Platform

Discord, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Cambridge Existential Risks Initiative (CERI)

Network of students, researchers, and professors at the University of Cambridge working to mitigate existential risks and secure the future of humanity.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Warwick AI (WAI)

University of Warwick student society providing students with the opportunity to learn and use various emerging technologies in the field of AI.

Platform

Discord, Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Adjacent focus on AI Safety

AI Governance & Safety Canada (AIGS)

Nonpartisan not-for-profit and community of people across Canada, working to ensure that advanced AI is safe and beneficial for all. Everyone is welcome to join.

Platform

Slack, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Strategy (AISS)

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

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Alignment Awards (AAA)

A server for AI Alignment Awards participants to discuss contest problems, form research teams, and chat about AI alignment. 

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Initiative Groningen (AISIG)

Provides students and scholars with a platform to learn about and discuss potential risks from advanced AI.

Platform

Local, Newsletter, Other

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Eindhoven AI Safety Team (EAIST)

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

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Orthogonal

Discord server for the formal alignment organization Orthogonal, which (among other things) investigates the “QACI” alignment plan.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

EA Corner

Main Discord server for effective altruism. AI safety is discussed in the global catastrophic risks channel.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Adjacent focus on AI Safety

AI Safety Australia and New Zealand (AIS ANZ)

Discussion group for people in Australia and New Zealand interested in reducing existential risk from AI.

Platform

Facebook

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety at UCLA

Research-focused club at UCLA striving to provide students with tools and guidance to tackle the problems that interest them.

Platform

Discord, Newsletter, Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Michigan AI Safety Initiative (MAISI)

Student group dedicated to positively shaping the development of advanced AI, with a focus on preventing catastrophes.

Platform

Discord, Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Princeton AI Alignment (PAIA)

An academic community working to ensure artificial intelligence is developed to the benefit of humanity's future.

Platform

Local, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Munich AI Alignment (MAIA)

Munich hub for research, coworking, and reading on AI safety. Upcoming events are posted on their website.

Platform

Discord, Local

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Effective Altruism Facebook group

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

Facebook

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Carnegie AI Safety Initiative (CASI)

Carnegie Mellon University's AI safety club, whose mission is to spark interest in and facilitate research on AI safety.

Platform

Discord, Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Developmental Interpretability Discord

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

Stanford AI Alignment (SAIA)

Accelerating students into careers in AI safety, building the alignment community at Stanford, and doing research.

Platform

Local, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

EA Anywhere

An effective altruism community for everyone, hosting discussion groups and workshops to meet like-minded people and get involved with the community.

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Berkeley AI Safety Initiative for Students (BASIS)

University group for UC Berkeley. Interested in the development of robust, interpretable, and safe machine learning systems.

Platform

Discord, Local, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

MIT AI Alignment (MAIA)

Supports undergraduate and graduate students in conducting research relevant to reducing risks from advanced AI.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Harvard AI Safety Student Team (HAISST)

Research-focused student group aimed at encouraging Harvard undergrads to pursue careers in technical AI safety.

Platform

Local, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Hub Edinburgh (AISHED)

Community of people in Edinburgh, Scotland interested in ensuring that the development of AI benefits humanity’s long-term future.

Platform

Discord, Local, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Bulgaria

Raising awareness about the potential risks of advanced AI while promoting responsible innovation, through learning, communication, and research.

Platform

Slack, Gather Town, Local, Other

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Alignment Ecosystem Slack

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

Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative (WAISI)

Aiming to mitigate AI risk by first developing a holistic understanding of them and then building the skills to solve them.

Platform

Local, Discord, Twitter/X

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Melbourne (AISM)

Providing a space for people in Melbourne who are interested in AI safety to connect with like-minded people.

Platform

Facebook, Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Utrecht

Utrecht University group discussing research on topics related to Al safety and working through the AI Safety Fundamentals course.

Platform

WhatsApp

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Delft AI Safety Initiative (DAISI)

Empowering students and academics at TU Delft to reduce AI risk through educational programs, hackathons and events.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Altruismo Eficaz y Racionalidad

Slack hispanohablante para altruismo eficaz y racionalidad / Spanish-language EA and rationalist Slack.

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Cambridge AI Safety Hub (CAISH)

Join fellow Cambridge students, researchers, and professionals in discussing key concepts and new research in AI safety.

Platform

Facebook, Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Initiative at Georgia Tech

Academic community working to ensure AI is developed to the benefit of our future. Hosts research and education programs in AI alignment and governance.

Platform

Discord, Slack, Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Colombia

Contributing to AI safety by training leaders, fostering critical research, and raising awareness about the importance of AI safety.

Platform

Local, WhatsApp

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Aachen

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

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Sûreté de l’IA

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

Effective Altruism VR

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

Slightly active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

Brown AI Safety Team (BAIST)

Working to mitigate risks from advanced AI by conducting AI safety research and equipping students to pursue careers in the field.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Responsible AI Network (RAIN)

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, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

impactRIO

The first AI safety hub in Brazil, founded in 2023. Runs fellowships based on BlueDot Impact's alignment and governance courses.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Yale Artificial Intelligence Policy Initiative (YAIPI)

Students interested in the role of policy and law in reducing risks from AI. Runs programs and events on AI policy. 

Platform

Local, Newsletter, Slack

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Alignment McGill (AIAM)

Club for AI alignment and safety enthusiasts at McGill University. Organizes reading groups and hackathons during the semester.

Platform

Discord, Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Dublin (AISD)

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, Newsletter

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Gothenburg

Aiming to promote awareness, education, and involvement in AI safety research and initiatives within the Gothenburg community.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Sydney (AISS)

For people in or from Sydney who are interested in preventing catastrophic or existential risks from AI. 

Platform

Facebook, Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Wellington (AISW)

For people in or from Wellington who are interested in preventing catastrophic or existential risks from AI.

Platform

Facebook, Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Zürich AI Alignment Group (ZAIA)

Group of students, researchers and professionals working on the long-term safety of AI through courses, seminars and research projects.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety USC (University of California)

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

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Maastricht

Local AI safety group running activities like book deep-dives, paper-reading sessions, and hosted talks.

Platform

WhatsApp, Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Tilburg AI Safety Initiative (TAISI)

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

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

UBC 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

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Würzburg

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

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AI Safety Tübingen

Student-led initiative dedicated to helping reduce the risks posed by advanced AI systems through organizing talks and a reading group.

Platform

Local, WhatsApp

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

EA Software Engineering

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

Active

Focus

Adjacent focus on AI Safety

Finnish Center for Safe AI (Tutke)

An interdisciplinary non-profit network promoting scientific understanding of the safe development of AI and supporting its regulation.

Platform

Local, Newsletter

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Local EA Groups

Database and map of local groups around the world dedicated to doing the most good – but not necessarily focused on AI safety.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

AI Safety Amsterdam (AISA)

Dedicated to promoting AI safety through creating awareness and educating students about the importance of AI safety research.

Platform

WhatsApp, Local

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Vienna AI Alignment Group (VAIA)

Providing a network for professionals working on AI alignment in Vienna and Austria, and strengthening the visibility of Vienna among global AI stakeholders.

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Safe AI Lausanne

Group interested in making advanced AI beneficial for humanity. Runs a reading group, hackathons, talks and debates, training days, and 10-day bootcamps.

Platform

Telegram

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

AGI: риски, этика, теории сознания и агентности (risks, ethics, theories of consciousness and agency)

Russian-language AGI safety discussion group / Группа обсуждения безопасности ИИ на русском.

Platform

Telegram

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

EA Groups

A space for effective altruism group organizers to coordinate and help each other develop successful groups around the world.

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Active

Focus

Partial focus on AI Safety

AI Safety Brisbane

For people in Brisbane or South-East Queensland who are interested in preventing existential risk from AI.

Platform

Facebook

Activity level

Slightly active

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Visible Thoughts

Discord for MIRI’s Visible Thoughts bounty, which seeks the ability to build a large dataset composed of thought-annotated dungeon runs.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Inactive

Focus

Main focus is AI Safety

Impact Markets

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

Alignment Continuity

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

Adjacent focus on AI Safety

Shard Theory of Human Values

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