Events

Panel Discussion: Who’s Responsible When AI Goes Wrong

Edinburgh, UK

1 Nov 2026

Scottish politicians and technical and policy experts discuss the threats and uncertainties of advanced AI and propose solutions, for the general public. Includes a keynote, audience Q&A, and networking.

Introduction to AI Safety – Talk with Safe AI Germany

Munich, Germany

3 Nov 2026

Covers the risks posed by advanced AI, how they can be solved, and how people with different skill sets can get involved in addressing these problems. Followed by a Q&A session. Open to all students.

What Just Happened in AI, and What Can We Do?

Espoo, Finland

5 Nov 2026

Covers what could go wrong as AI systems become more powerful and how to get involved in AI safety. Includes lightning talks on technical and policy work, small-group discussions, and networking.

The AI Girls Club: The Lightning Round

London, UK

7 Nov 2026

Five women working in AI safety each take ten minutes on one topic, from misalignment and superintelligence to regulation and careers in the field – followed by networking with the speakers. Everyone is welcome.

The Hinton Lectures 2026

Online & Toronto, Canada

9 – 11 Nov 2026

Hosted by Geoffrey Hinton, with keynotes by Paul Christiano and conversations moderated by Sínead Bovell. Covers what is working in alignment, staying in control of self-improving AI, and governing transformative AI.

Let's talk about Power Concentration!

San Francisco, USA

11 Nov 2026

Examines how advanced AI could let a few companies, governments, or individuals gain unprecedented control. Maps the steps, gauges the odds, weighs safeguards against remaining gaps, and breaks into small-group debates.

Science of Physical AI Safety (SPAIS) 2026

Austin, USA

12 Nov 2026

Workshop at the 2026 Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) aiming to convene the AI safety and robot learning communities to establish a shared science – and a shared research agenda – for the interpretability, alignment, and control of robot foundation models.

EAGxBerlin 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.

Vision Weekend USA 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.

AI Reality Check

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.

Technical AI Governance Forum 2026

London, UK

14 – 15 Nov 2026

Brings together technical researchers, policymakers, and funders. Focus areas are AI verification, trustworthy auditing, and AI R&D automation, with talks, panels, workshops, poster sessions, and an organization fair.

March for an AI Treaty

USA & Canada & France

14 Nov 2026

March calling on Trump and Xi Jinping to make a deal to stop the AI arms race ahead of their meeting in China. Calls for an international AI treaty that would prevent the development of more powerful AI systems.

CBAI Boston Biosecurity Hackathon

Cambridge, USA

15 Nov 2026

Hands-on challenge for life scientists exploring ordinary scientific use of AI and adversarial red-teaming. Resulting dataset supports ASTRAL, an open-source scanner for biological-misuse risk in AI logs.

March Against AI Extinction

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.

Tel Aviv Frontier AI Security Forum '26

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.

EAGxAustralasia 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.

AI Safety Unconference, Melbourne 2026 (AISUM26)

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.

Pause IA Summit 2026

Paris, France

1 Dec 2026

Talks in French on AI safety and governance, covering loss of control, the Hugging Face incident, and a citizens' convention on AI. Includes a panel on explaining AI risks to the public and a Q&A.

AI Safety Careers Panel

Austin, USA

1 Dec 2026

Covers the many specialties within AI safety and how to contribute, with panelists from RAND, the Midas Project, and EquiStamp. Followed by networking.

EA Summit: Seattle 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.

AI Safety Networking & Drinks @ NeurIPS

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.

EA Summit: Boston 2026

Boston, USA

12 Dec 2026

Gathers experienced professionals using evidence and reason to decide where their skills can do the most good – including in AI safety. Includes talks, skill-building workshops, and meetups.

Technical Innovations for AI Policy (TIAP) Brussels Conference 2027

Brussels, Belgium

4 Feb 2027

First European edition of the series, connecting EU policymakers with independent technical experts. Aims to translate technical insights into actionable policy and build working relationships with the EU AI Office.

International Association for Safe & Ethical AI (IASEAI): 2027 Conference

Paris, France

9 – 12 Feb 2027

Annual conference connecting experts from academia, policy groups, civil society, industry, and beyond. Focused on ensuring AI systems operate safely and ethically, through research, policy, and public understanding.

IntelliSym2027: Intelligence Symbiosis Workshop at AAAI-27

Montréal, Canada

22 – 23 Feb 2027

One-day event examining how norms and trust infrastructure can emerge, be verified, and be maintained among collectives of AI agents and humans. Includes invited talks, paper sessions, a poster session, and a closing panel.