San Francisco, USA
12 – 13 Dec 2026
Brings together people working to ensure transformative AI leads to good futures, and people well-positioned to move into high-priority roles in the space. Includes talks, 1-1s, and structured networking.
By Effective Ventures
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Apply by 12 Dec 2026
Berlin, Germany
13 – 15 Nov 2026
Effective altruist conference bringing together attendees from around Europe to explore how evidence and careful reasoning can guide efforts to do good – including in AI safety. There will be talks, workshops, panel discussions, and 1-1 meetings.
By Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA)
Free (assistance available)
Apply by 25 Oct 2026
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October 2026
Hostačov, Czech Republic
11 Oct – 13 Dec 2026
Residency focused on human agency in accelerating times. Includes working weeks and gatherings, covering topics ranging from education and AI to conceptual AI alignment.
By Hostačov
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Toronto, Canada
17 Oct 2026
Megagame in which 30–60 players simulate the global AI ecosystem as tech leaders, politicians, and investors. Game masters inject crises such as economic collapse and misaligned superintelligence.
By Automaton Games
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Register by 15 Oct 2026
San Francisco, USA
17 Oct 2026
Teaching and practical workshops on writing, storytelling, and explaining complex AI safety ideas for audiences beyond the field. Includes feedback on participants' work and connections with other communicators.
By Center for AI Safety (CAIS)
Free
Apply by 11 Oct 2026
Paris, France
18 Oct 2026
Short hands-on demo, then work blocks where each participant starts a first AI safety project: an eval, a French translation of a key resource, a governance brief, or a rebuttal to a paper. English speakers welcome.
By Nouvelle Machine
Free
Register by 18 Oct 2026
Brussels, Belgium
19 Oct 2026
Fireside chat on claims that AI development has become dangerous, from a researcher quitting Anthropic to a colleague putting extinction risk above 10%. Asks how seriously to take them and what they mean for Europe.
By Brussels AGI Collective
Register by 19 Oct 2026
London, UK
19 Oct 2026
Lightning talks from AI governance experts, including GovAI and UK AISI, on frontier AI risks and how countries are responding. For policy advisers, civil servants, think tank researchers, and regulators.
By Guardrails Club
Free
Register by 19 Oct 2026
London, UK
20 Oct 2026
Mass lobby day where volunteers request meetings with their MPs to push for action on the race to superintelligence. Earlier meetings led MPs to write to the AI minister and sign an open letter to the Prime Minister.
By PauseAI
Free
Register by 20 Oct 2026
Online & New York, USA
23 – 25 Oct 2026
Design and run experiments on collusion between AI agents in markets and everyday deployments. Covers how an auditor can distinguish it from coincidence, how coordination is carried, and how to break it.
By Apart Research, Poseidon Research, AE Studio
Free (cash prize available)
Register by 23 Oct 2026
Warsaw, Poland
24 Oct 2026
Aims to introduce new people to AI safety and strengthen the Polish AI safety community. While the focus is on Poland, experts who want to connect with the Polish ecosystem are welcome.
By AI Safety Poland
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Apply by 24 Oct 2026
Istanbul, Turkey
24 Oct 2026
1-day effective altruist conference bringing together students, professionals, and individuals exploring how evidence and reasoning can guide efforts to do good – including in AI safety. Held mostly in Turkish.
By Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA)
Free (assistance available)
Apply by 11 Oct 2026
Mexico City, Mexico
27 Oct 2026
Covers risks from misaligned AI systems, AI legislation in the Mexican Senate, and data center expansion in Querétaro. A reception follows, connecting attendees with people leading AI safety work in Latin America.
By AI Safety Mexico, Mexico Tech Week
Free
Apply by 27 Oct 2026
Kaiserslautern, Germany
29 Oct 2026
Covers how AI systems fail and what makes them trustworthy. Guest talks for a curious general audience of students, researchers, engineers, and enthusiasts – followed by informal networking.
By AI Safety Kaiserslautern
Free
Register by 29 Oct 2026
Cape Town, South Africa
31 Oct 2026
Brings together researchers, professionals, founders, funders, and students for talks, workshops, and 1-1 conversations on pressing problems – including AI safety.
By Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA)
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Apply by 16 Oct 2026
November 2026
Zurich, Switzerland
7 – 8 Nov 2026
Brings together people in AI safety and those planning to enter it. Includes talks and workshops across technical AI safety, governance, and careers, an organization fair, structured 1-1s, speed networking, and roundtables.
By Zurich AI Safety
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Apply by 17 Oct 2026
Toronto, Canada
9 – 13 Nov 2026
Gathers people across AI safety research, policy, journalism, funding, industry, and civil society. Includes talks, workshops, and working sessions on evidence, oversight, and coordination, plus the Hinton Lectures.
By AI Safety Foundation
Free
Apply by 22 Oct 2026
San Francisco, USA
13 – 15 Nov 2026
Brings together around 300 frontier academics, builders, entrepreneurs, funders, and activists. Includes a Secure & Sovereign AI track with speakers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and ARIA, plus office hours and 1-1s.
By Foresight Institute
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Register by 12 Nov 2026
Washington D.C., USA
13 – 15 Nov 2026
Nonpartisan conference on governing ourselves in the age of AI, establishing dialogue between public servants and those on the AI frontier. Includes panels, debates, workshops, technical briefings, and dinners.
By Sparrow Infrastructure
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Apply by 30 Oct 2026
14 Nov 2026
Day of action where volunteers give the same presentation, with slides and script provided, to their own communities, from living rooms to libraries. Covers the state of AI, what's at stake, and what people can do.
By Humans in Control
Free (assistance available)
Apply by 14 Nov 2026
London, UK
15 Nov 2026
Gives quants concerned about AI risks a chance to meet AI safety researchers, including Neel Nanda and people from Anthropic, DeepMind, and Apollo Research. Optional mini-projects with feedback afterward.
By Brian Davies, MATS, BlueDot Impact
Free (assistance available)
Apply by 1 Nov 2026
London, UK
21 Nov 2026
Protest calling on the UK Prime Minister to introduce frontier AI legislation to prevent catastrophe. Argues that no regulator oversees frontier AI development and developers are not reliably held liable for harm.
By PauseAI
Free
Register by 21 Nov 2026
Tel Aviv, Israel
22 Nov 2026
Brings together cybersecurity researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs figuring out how to secure AI on the path to superintelligence. Includes technical talks, workshops, 1-1s, and a demo and job fair.
By AI Security Forum, Heron AI Security
Pay to attend
Apply by 5 Nov 2026
Melbourne, Australia
27 – 29 Nov 2026
Effective Altruism conference bringing together 300+ people working in various EA cause areas, including AI safety. There will be talks, workshops, discussions, and networking opportunities.
By Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA)
Free (assistance available)
Melbourne, Australia
27 Nov 2026
Brings together around 50 researchers, practitioners, and advocates in AI safety. Attendees pitch and vote on sessions – each ending in a proposal, an ask, or a decision – to work out where effort counts most.
By AI Safety Australia and New Zealand (AIS ANZ)
Pay to attend (assistance available)
Apply by 15 Nov 2026
December 2026
Seattle, USA
6 Dec 2026
Brings together newcomers and community members who want to do good with their careers, donations, and time – including in AI safety. Includes introductory talks, skill-building workshops, and networking.
By Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA), Effective Altruism Seattle
Free
Sydney, Australia
11 Dec 2026
Gives NeurIPS attendees from overseas a chance to connect with the local AI safety community, and locals a chance to meet international visitors.
By Sydney AI Safety Space
Free
Apply by 11 Dec 2026
