Join us
There are three ways in, depending on the time you have. Start with the one closest to you: nobody arrives knowing.
Explore
To get to know the field and the people, at your own pace.
The WhatsApp group
Where the topic is discussed and questions get answered, and where sessions, events and calls are announced first.
Free, no requirements.
Reading group: AI Control
A reading every two weeks on how to oversee an AI system that acts on its own. You can come just to listen.
Every other Friday at 6:30 pm Colombia time, online, one hour. Free, no requirements.
Talks and workshops
You hear first-hand from someone working on the problem and meet the people in the community.
One or two hours per event, with registration on Luma. Free.
Learn
Cohort-based seminars with a facilitator, using BlueDot Impact's materials.
Seminar on the Future and Risks of AI
Why there is a race to AGI, what the risks are and what defences exist. The starting point whatever field you come from.
What you cover, week by week:
- 1The race to AGI
- 2What drives progress
- 3The threat landscape
- 4Defence in depth
- 5How to start contributing
Five weeks, 3 hours a week, at Los Andes or online. No technical background needed. Free, with a certificate.
Technical AI Safety Seminar
How safer models are trained and evaluated, mechanistic interpretability and AI control. For people who want the technical side.
What you cover, week by week:
- 1What it takes for AI to go well
- 2Training safer models
- 3Evaluations
- 4Mechanistic interpretability
- 5Minimising harm
- 6How to start contributing
Six weeks, 3 hours a week, in Bogotá or online. You should know the basics of how models are trained. Free, with a certificate.
Research
To leave with your own work that you can show.
Research hackathons
The in-person Bogotá hub for Apart Research's hackathons. Teams leave with published work and feedback from judges.
A full weekend, Friday to Sunday, at the Bogotá hub, with prior selection. Free.
Talk to us
Book a short call with Jose Gelves, director of AI Safety Colombia, and pick together the step that fits you.