Raj Thimmiah — LessWrong

Announcing the MATS Residency: A New Path for Experienced Researchers Working on AI Safety, or Moving Into it

Applications for the 2027 Winter intake open on August 25th, 2026 and close on October 31, 2026 (AoE) MATS has accelerated over 630 AI safety researchers, who have coauthored 215+ papers with 17,000+ citations and founded organizations including Apollo Research and Resolution. We are now launching the MATS Residency. What...

Aug 2620

MATS Winter 2027 Applications Are Now Open

TL;DR: MATS Winter 2027 applications are now open. It's a fully-funded, 12-week research fellowship (Jan 19 – Apr 10, 2027) in AI alignment, security, and governance, with mentorship from researchers at Anthropic, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Redwood Research, AI Futures Project, and more. Fellows receive a $6,400/month stipend and a compute...

Aug 198

MATS Autumn 2026 Fellowship Applications Now Open—Apply by June 7

by Elise Racine, Raj Thimmiah, and Ryan Kidd

TL;DR: MATS Autumn 2026 applications are now open. It's a 10-week fully-funded research fellowship (Sep 28 – Dec 4, 2026) in AI alignment, security, and governance, with mentorship from researchers at Anthropic, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Redwood, AI Futures Project, and more. This cohort also launches two new tracks: a Founding...

May 1321

Applying to MATS: What the Program Is Like, and Who It’s For

Application deadline: Three days remaining! MATS Summer 2026 applications close this Sunday, January 18, 2026 AOE. We've shortened the application this year. Most people finish in 1–2 hours, and we'll get back to applicants about first stage results by the end of January. Visit our website for details: matsprogram.org/apply. TL;DR:...

Jan 1724

Apply to MATS Summer 2026!

MATS Summer 2026 applications are now open until January 18th. Launch your career in AI alignment, interpretability, security, and governance with our fully-funded research program. MATS focuses on what we see as one of the world's most urgent and talent-constrained problems: reducing risks from unaligned AI. We believe ambitious people...

Dec 18, 202531

How do I make predictions about the future to make sense of what to do with my life?

I've identified a lot of the things I want to be constant in my life that I value and want to continue such as prioritizing my health, friendships and meditation. I'm pretty confused though about what to do with my career. I think this comes down to me not knowing...

Feb 22, 20248

Open Thread: What are you working on? (October)

This is an open thread for people who want to (1) talk about the work they're doing and/or (2) find collaborators for a project. If that's you, feel free to write a comment! (Thanks for editing help, S)

Oct 13, 20216