Technical AI Safety Conference

Ryan Kidd

キッド・ライアン

ML Alignment & Theory Scholars Program (MATS)

Ryan is Co-Director of the ML Alignment & Theory Scholars Program (since early 2022) and a Board Member and Co-Founder of the London Initiative for Safe AI (since early 2023). Previously, he completed a PhD in Physics at the University of Queensland.

Insights from two years of AI safety field-building at MATS

Friday, April 5th, 10:00–10:30

The ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) Program is an educational seminar and independent research program that aims to provide talented scholars with talks, workshops, and research mentorship in the field of AI alignment and connect them with AI safety research communities in the SF Bay Area and London. Since early 2022, MATS has run five seasonal programs, supporting 213 scholars and 47 mentors, and alumni have joined nearly every major AI safety initiative (and founded several new ones). This talk will summarize our insights into selecting and developing AI safety research talent and our plans for future projects.