Communities

Alignment Ecosystem Development (AED)

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

Rob Miles 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

PauseAI

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

Platform

Local, Discord, Facebook, Reddit

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AISafety.com Reading Group

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

Platform

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

AI Alignment Forum (AF)

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

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

Local, Slack

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

EA Gather

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

Platform

Gather

Activity level

Active

Focus

Partial focus on AI safety

Rational Animations (RA)

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 Apart Sprints, which are regular hackathons run by Apart Research.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Effective Altruism Forum

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

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

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

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Oxford AI Safety Initiative (OAISI)

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

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

Semi-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

Semi-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

Very 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

Very 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

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Initiative @ UC Chile (AISUC)

Student initiative at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, supporting students entering the field and conducting research.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Safe AI London (SAIL)

Supports individuals in London interested in reducing the risks posed by advanced AI by hosting reading groups and upskilling programs.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

University of Bayes

A place for collaboration, education, and conversation, this group 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

AI Safety London

Gathers industry members, researchers, students, and policy makers to exchange knowledge, pinpoint problems, study regulation, and design solutions for AI safety.

Platform

Local, Other

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

Discussion group for people in Denmark interested in reducing existential risk from AI. Also hosts a regular online reading group. 

Platform

Local, Facebook

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Founders

It often 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

Cambridge Long View Initiative (CLVI)

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

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

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

MIT AI Alignment (MAIA)

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

AI Safety Student Team (AISST)

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

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is 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

Local, Slack

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

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Initiative Groningen (AISIG)

University of Groningen group providing students and scholars with a platform to learn about and discuss potential risks from advanced AI.

Platform

Local, 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

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

Semi-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

Local, WhatsApp, Slack

Activity level

Very 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

Local, Facebook

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is 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

Local, Discord

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative (WAISI)

University of Wisconsin, Madison, group aiming to mitigate AI risks by first developing a holistic understanding of them and then building the skills to solve them.

Platform

Local, Discord

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety at UCLA

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

Michigan AI Safety Initiative (MAISI)

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

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Princeton AI Alignment (PAIA)

Academic community at Princeton University working to ensure AI is developed to the benefit of humanity's future.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Collective Action for Existential Safety (CAES) Discord

Public community for CAES, aimed at testing the mass appeal of existential safety as a broad movement.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

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

Warwick AI (WAI)

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

Adjacent focus on 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 University, and doing research.

Platform

Local, Slack

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

Local, Discord

Activity level

Active

Focus

Adjacent focus on AI safety

AI Safety Initiative at Georgia Tech (AISI)

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

Local, Discord

Activity level

Very 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 (BASIS)

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

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Hub Edinburgh (AISHED)

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

AI Safety Croatia

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

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Argentina

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

Sécurité 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

AI Safety Melbourne (AISM)

Providing a space for people in Melbourne 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

AI Safety Utrecht

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

Platform

Local, WhatsApp

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Delft AI Safety Initiative (DAISI)

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

Platform

Local, WhatsApp

Activity level

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Altruismo Eficaz y Racionalidad

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

Platform

Slack

Activity level

Active

Focus

Partial focus on AI safety

Cambridge AI Safety Hub (CAISH)

Network of students and professionals in Cambridge conducting research, running educational and research programs, and creating a vibrant community.

Platform

Local, Facebook

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Colombia

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

Platform

Local, WhatsApp

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI-Plans

Discord server for people taking part in AI-Plans hackathons, which are alignment and AI policy events held by AI-Plans.

Platform

Discord

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Aachen

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

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Hanoi AI Safety Network (HAISN)

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

AI Safety Berlin

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

Brown AI Safety Team (BAIST)

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

Georgetown AI Association (GAIA)

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

impactRIO

AI safety hub at Fundação Getulio Vargas, the top think tank in Latin America. Runs fellowships based on BlueDot Impact's courses.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Yale AI Policy Initiative (YAIPI)

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

AI Alignment McGill (AIAM)

Club for AI alignment and 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

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

Activity level

Very active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Gothenburg

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

Semi-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

Local, Facebook

Activity level

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Zurich AI Alignment (ZAIA)

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

AI Safety USC

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

AI Safety Maastricht

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 AI Safety Initiative (TAISI)

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

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 at Tübingen University 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

Safe AI Lausanne

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne student group running a reading group, hackathons, talks and debates, training days, and 10-day bootcamps.

Platform

Local, Telegram

Activity level

Active

Focus

Main focus is 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

Activity level

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

UChicago 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

Very 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

Local, Facebook

Activity level

Semi-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

AGI Moratorium HQ

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

AI Safety Amsterdam (AISA)

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

Semi-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

Local, Slack

Activity level

Semi-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

Semi-active

Focus

Adjacent focus on 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

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

AI Safety Brisbane

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

Platform

Local, Facebook

Activity level

Semi-active

Focus

Main focus is AI safety

Stockholm Center for AI Safety (SCAIS)

Stockholm University student group in Stockholm, Sweden, running socials, talks, and discussions.

Platform

Local

Activity level

Very 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

Very active

Focus

Partial focus on AI safety

Austin AI Alignment

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