Part 2: AI Safety Career Fair & Builders Summit
Part 2 of the Breaking Barriers SF series.
A high-context Friday for people who are ready to move in AI safety: into roles, into founding, into building. One room, one day, the right moment.
Registration will close on July 17.
Who's this for?
You understand that AI will significantly impact our society and have a clear conviction to dedicate your career towards ensuring that it goes well for humanity.
⭐ Prioritized Candidates: High Agency, Strategic, & Programmatic Leaders with a track record.
Role profile includes: Chief of Staff, SWE & Builder, Head of Communication, Operations Lead, People Manager, Director of Programs.
If you joined us for the Breaking Barriers Hackathon, this is where you bring what you built. Share your learnings, show your project, find the people who can help you take it further.
The day combines three formats:
🛠 Workshops running alongside the career fair:
What it takes to found an AI safety org from 0 by Akshyae Singh of Frame Fellowship
Beyond the Highlighted Path: Finding Your Way Into AI Safety by Vaidehi Agarwalla of Theorem
What makes a great funding application
🎤 Discussions
Various parts of the ecosystem come together to talk about the current funding landscape, where the real research gaps are, and what it actually takes to found an AI safety organization.
Feeling Your Fullest Self: navigating career pivot and avoiding burnout by Wanyi Dai Li
🤝 Career Fair
Open floor with hiring organizations tabling. No structured speed-networking. Just direct conversations with the people doing the hiring with invite-only follow-up chats.
Sample of attending organizations: MATS, Center for AI Safety, Evitable, SL5 Task Force, AE Studio, Kairos, TamperSec, Partners of Mox, and more.
Register your organization
If your organization is growing, register here: https://tinyurl.com/org-breaking-barriers. If you are unable to attend, you can opt in for a talent directory of the attendees.
If you would like to volunteer, fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/vol-breaking-barriers
Schedule
10am - Doors Open
10:30am - Opening Talk
11am - Talks & Workshops
12:30pm - Lunch
1-3pm - Career Fair Tabling
3pm - Discussions
3:30-4:30pm - Invited interviews
5pm - Mingle & Close
What do I need?
An application. Bring your background, your conviction, and what you're trying to figure out.
Hosted by BlueDot, Mox, & Effective Altruism SF