Zurich AI Safety: Fall Kickoff '26 🚀

​AI risk has moved from a niche topic to the headlines in just a few months. Many people are asking the same questions right now: How serious is this? What is actually being done about it? And how could I contribute? 🤔

​This evening is your entry point. Whether you study, do research or work in industry, you get a clear introduction to the problem, meet the people working on it in Zurich, and find out how to get involved this fall.

​📅 Programme
✔️ Why AI safety? A clear introduction to the risks from advanced AI, and what it takes to make it go well
✔️ Current news and incidents: An overview of current news and incidents and what exactly happened
✔️ Zurich AI Safety: who we are and who else is working on AI safety in Zurich
✔️ How to get involved this fall: AI Futures talks, the AI Safety Fundamentals course, individual events and meet ups
✔️ Q&A, food & drinks and plenty of time to meet the community

​👥 Who is this for?
✔️ Students who want to engage with the topic and find a way into the field
✔️ Researchers curious how their work connects to AI safety
✔️ Professionals in tech, policy or elsewhere who want to understand the topic or bring in their experience

​👉 Register so we can plan room and food - and bring a friend or a colleague!

​About us
Zurich AI Safety (ZAIS) connects students, researchers and professionals who want AI to go well, and is building Zurich into a hub for AI safety. We host talks, courses and meetups throughout the year, and organise the Swiss AI Safety Days conference at ETH Zurich (7-8 Nov 2026).

​💬 Any questions in advance? Write to zurich@aisafety.ch