How to apply to AI safety fellowships (and beyond)
Key takeaway
About a year ago, I decided to go all-in on applying to AI safety fellowships, and around the end of 2025 I got into MATS.
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About a year ago, I decided to go all-in on applying to AI safety fellowships, and around the end of 2025 I got into MATS. I think there's a small art to communicating your skills legibly. When I've spoken with others about how I answer application questions, they seem to appreciate my advice. I wrote a MATS 9 Retrospective which was well-received, so consider this to be similar advice, but for applying to jobs or fellowships.Applying to AI safety fellowships or doing job applications is an adve
By beyarkay (Boyd Kane)