Inside Pivotal: Getting Into AI Safety Research Fast
What's the fastest credible path to doing real AI safety research? Join Pivotal Research and BlueDot Impact for a practical session on upskilling into AI safety research, with specific guidance on what strong fellowship applicants actually look like, and a Q&A opportunity with co-director Tilman Räuker.
Pivotal runs a 9-week fully-funded research fellowship based in London, covering technical AI safety, AI governance, technical AI governance, and AI-Bio. Past fellows have gone on to GovAI, the UK AI Security Institute, the Institute for Progress, MATS, and IAPS, and several have founded their own safety orgs. Applications for the 2026 Q3 cohort are open until May 3rd, so this session is timed for people who want to hear directly from Pivotal before applying.
Especially relevant if you're attending the upcoming AI x Bio hackathon or you're weighing research against other paths: Pivotal has a dedicated AI-Bio track, and a separate biodefense fellowship launching later this year.
You'll come away with:
Concrete advice on upskilling into AI safety research, whatever your starting point
What Pivotal looks for in strong applicants and research proposals
How the fellowship's mentorship, stipend, and cohort structure accelerates careers
Where past fellows have landed and how to position yourself similarly
An overview of the AI-Bio track and the upcoming biodefense fellowship
🎙️ Speaker
Tilman Räuker – Co-Director
Apply to the 2026 Q3 Pivotal Research Fellowship (deadline May 3)