Aidan O'Gara
TBD. Please check back later for details. Broadly speaking I'm open to a wide range of projects across AI policy and technical AI governance, and I'm open to pitches. Right now I'm sorting out some career plans that will affect the kinds of projects that I'd support.
Stream overview
TBD. Please check back later for details. Broadly speaking I'm open to a wide range of projects across AI policy and technical AI governance, and I'm open to pitches. Right now I'm sorting out some career plans that will affect the kinds of projects that I'd support.
Mentors
I'm an AI safety grantmaker at Longview Philanthropy and a part-time DPhil student in AI at Oxford. Previously I did research on machine learning and AI policy at Epoch, GovAI, and the Center for AI Safety. Before that, I worked on data science at a fintech startup.
Mentorship style
Fellows we are looking for
Strong understanding of the AI x-risk worldview, including detailed and well-informed views on AI timelines, the most important threats, the key technical and policy solutions, etc.
Strong writing ability, autonomy, and a track record of having led large impressive projects
TBD
Project selection
The Winter 2027 cohort offers a wide range of research streams led by experts across AI alignment, interpretability, governance, and safety. Each stream provides its own research agenda, methodology, and mentorship focus.
