As I wrote earlier, we’ve launched the next season of our mentorship program. This year we have two mentors who are explicitly focused on AI Safety (Slava Meriton and Peter Drotos), along with many others from a wide range of academic fields—including CS, AI, and additional STEM areas.
If you are in the early stages of your career (in AI Safety or STEM academia more broadly), you’re very likely to benefit from guidance from a more experienced mentor.
Mentorship can help in several complementary ways:
- Practical support. A senior researcher can look over your CV, résumé, or motivation letter and suggest concrete improvements based on their own experience applying to programs, labs, or jobs.
- Conceptual guidance. Mentors can help you think through larger questions such as how to choose a research direction, how to navigate career transitions, and what the next meaningful step might be. In this mode, they often act partly as coaches as well.
- Network effects. Someone who has been in the field longer than you will naturally have a larger professional network. They may connect you with key people, recommend fellowships or programs, or point you toward opportunities you wouldn’t otherwise hear about.
- Human support. Sometimes a mentor simply becomes a senior friend—someone who listens, helps you think through difficult periods, and offers perspective when you need it.
The program is fully online and completely free. The default structure is six meetings with your mentor over the course of three months (February–April 2026).
If you think you might benefit from this, feel free to apply by December 28, 2025.
APPLY HERE BY DECEMBER, 28, 2025