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Almost two months ago, Iliad announced the Iliad Intensive and Iliad Fellowship. Fellowships are a well-understood unit, but what is an intensive? This post explains this in more detail! Comparison. The Iliad Intensive has similarities to ARENA, but focuses more on foundational AI alignment research instead of alignment research engineering....
We are pleased to announce ILIAD 2026—a 5-day conference bringing together researchers to build scientific foundations for AI alignment. This is the 3rd iteration of ILIAD, which was first held in the summer of 2024. ***Apply to attend by July 1!*** * When: Aug 3-7, 2026 * Where: @Lighthaven (Berkeley,...
tl;dr We’re incubating an academic journal for AI alignment: rapid peer-review of foundational Alignment research that the current publication ecosystem underserves. Key bets: paid attributed review, reviewer-written synthesis abstracts, and targeted automation. Contact us if you’re interested in participating as an author, reviewer, or editor, or if you know someone...
Iliad is proud to announce that applications are now open for the Iliad Intensive and the Iliad Fellowship! These programs, taken together, are our evolution of the PIBBSS × Iliad Research Residency pilot. The Iliad Intensive will cover taught coursework, serving as a widely comprehensive introduction to the field of...
Iliad is now opening up applications to attend Agent Foundations 2026 at CMU! Agent Foundations 2026 will be a 5-day conference (of ~35 attendees) on fundamental, mathematical research into agency. It will take place March 2–6, 2026 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and will be the third conference...
"(...) war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted." - Ronald Reagan NATO faces its gravest military disadvantage since 1949, as the balance of power has shifted decisively toward its adversaries in the Era of Drone...
tl;dr This post is an update on the Proceedings of ILIAD, a conference journal for AI alignment research intended to bridge the gap between the Alignment Forum and academia. Following our successful first issue with 9 workshop papers from last year's ILIAD conference, we're launching a second issue in association...