Calgary | AI for Collective Sensemaking Jam
This is the Calgary jam site for Apart Research's AI x Epistemics Research Sprint, which runs online from Friday to Sunday, November 13–15, 2026. Locally, we'll meet in person on Saturday, November 14, 10 AM–6 PM. The starting point is the public tables at Central Library, and we may move somewhere better. Friday and Sunday are online, through Apart's Discord. Come for the whole day or just drop in, and bring a laptop.
Why collective sensemaking? AI increasingly sits between us and what we believe: it summarizes, advises, fact-checks and argues. Does it know how sure it should be? Does it cave when someone pushes back? Does it help groups work out what's true together, or does it amplify the blind spots they already share? This weekend is about building evals, tools and experiments that answer those questions.
No prior AI safety background is needed. Engineers, researchers and curious people from any field are welcome. You can come solo, form a team on the day, or bring a team (up to 5 is recommended).
Please also register on Apart's sprint page: apartresearch.com/sprints/ai-x-epistemics-research-sprint-2026-11-13-to-2026-11-15. Projects are submitted through Apart, and registered participants get 1,250 Adaption credits plus three months of their Builder plan.
Tracks:
Model Epistemics & Decision-Making Evals: calibration, honest uncertainty, flip-flopping under pushback
Trust Infrastructure: cheap, hard-to-game ways to check claims and trace where they came from
Epistemic Products: does AI advice actually lead to better decisions?
Open Track: deployment, adoption and impact
$2,000 in prizes globally, and top teams are fast-tracked for the Apart Fellowship. Submissions are a short research report (up to 8 pages) and close Sunday, November 15 at 11:59 PM AoE.
Contact Valerie Kim if you need help or have questions.