​Hackathon for Technical AI Safety Startups

​​🤖 Test your skills combining entrepreneurship and AI safety

​​🤝 Build new connections in the community

​​🚀 Launch an AI safety start-up

​​and even have your chance to ...

​​🏆 Win up to $1000 in cash 💵

​​We are facing critical technological problems in AGI deployment; alignment, multi-agent risk, compute security, exfiltration, among many others. Each of these questions deserves a competent team to scale science-informed solutions for.

​Startups can have an immense and immediate impact on the world. AI safety innovations need to push towards real-world applications to make sure they are implemented and make a real difference to the deployment of AI technologies.

​Join us to kick off an ambitious journey into AI safety and security along with other aligned and talented individuals. During the event you will go beyond research papers and ideas to develop tangible solutions with an opportunity to continue working on the project with Apart Research through their new incubation program. You will also get support from experts including Apart Research Co-Director, Esben Kran.

​What to expect:

• ​​​Friday evening:

  • ​​​Keynote presentation live at LISA (5pm) with Esben Kran, Co-Director of Apart Research.

  • ​​​Network with potential collaborators, employers, and investors in the AI alignment sector

  • ​​​Form a team and brain-storm ideas for the weekend!

• ​​​Saturday-Sunday:

  • ​​Work with your team to build the foundations of an AI safety start-up.

  • ​​​Submit your project on Sunday to the judging panel

​​​How to prepare:

• ​​Sign-up for the event on ​the Apart Research event page

• ​​​Join the Alignment Jam discord

• ​Read the recommended resources from Apart.

​​About the organisers:

​​Safe AI London is a community group run by Arcadia Impact which helps build the AI safety & governance ecosystem here in London.

​​Apart Research is a research mentorship programme (Apart Lab) and hackathon organiser (Apart Sprints). They help ambitious, talented individuals start their career in AI safety.

​​​FAQ:

​​Q: Will there be food provided?
A: Snacks and dinner will be provided by Safe AI London on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

​​​​Q: Do I need to attend the whole event?
A: You don't need to attend the whole weekend, but it'd be great if you could. There will be a keynote speaker on Friday night that we'll all watch together, and a show & tell section on Sunday night to share our work.

Q: Do I need to find my own team, or can I participate on my own?
A: You're welcome to participate on your own, to form your own team. Depending on the on-day dynamics, Safe AI London facilitators may provide assistance with building teams.

​​​​Q: What time will the venue be open?
A: On Saturday and Sunday we'll be going from 10am to 10pm. On Friday, we'll be going from 5pm to 10pm.