AI Safety Events · Week 42, 2026
This is a weekly newsletter that lists newly announced events addressing existential risk from AI. Visit AISafety.com/events for the full directory of upcoming events.
New events
• EA Summit: Boston 2026
Conference · Boston, USA · 12 Dec 2026
By Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) · Free · Apply by 21 Nov 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.
• The Hinton Lectures 2026
Talk · Online & Toronto, Canada · 9 – 11 Nov 2026
By AI Safety Foundation (AISF) · Pay to attend · Register by 9 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.
• Compute Verification: An Introduction
Talk · Online · 21 Oct 2026
By BlueDot Chicago · Free · Apply by 21 Oct 2026
Paul Wang discusses how to verify what happens inside AI datacenters while protecting confidential information. Covers distinguishing training from inference, checking compute limits, and model provenance.
• What Just Happened in AI, and What Can We Do?
Meetup · Espoo, Finland · 5 Nov 2026
By Finnish Center for Safe AI (Tutke) · Free · Register by 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
Talk · London, UK · 7 Nov 2026
By The AI Girls Club, London Interface for AI Safety (LIaiSE) · Free · Apply by 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.
• National Walkout to Freeze AI
Other · USA · 20 Oct 2026
By Irreplaceable · Free · Register by 20 Oct 2026
Walkout calling on elected officials to freeze the race by big tech to build AGI until real safety guardrails are in place. Participants leave universities, workplaces, data centers, public offices, and AI companies.
• IntelliSym2027: Intelligence Symbiosis Workshop at AAAI-27
Workshop · Montréal, Canada · 22 – 23 Feb 2027
By AI Alignment Network (ALIGN) · Pay to attend · Apply by 20 Nov 2026
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.
• Transitioning into AI Safety Accountability Group
Meetup · Berlin, Germany · 22 Oct 2026
By Berlin AI Safety · Free · Register by 22 Oct 2026
Builds clarity on which AI safety path fits, steady progress between sessions, visible evidence like applications and projects, and connections to peers and mentors. Includes check-ins and a workshop.