North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC

AI Safety at NC State

There isn’t an AI safety group at NC State yet. We’re looking for the people to lead one.

NC State has the research, the students, and the proximity to industry to be one of the strongest AI safety communities in the country. It just needs a founding team. If that might be you, tell us about yourself and your interest in AI safety. Where we can help, we offer free early support with first steps, existing resources, or finding co-organizers.

I’m interested Free support, subject to fit and availability

Why NC State.

NC State’s College of Engineering and its central position in Research Triangle Park put serious technical talent right next to the companies building frontier AI. That combination, a large engineering student body inside an industry corridor, is exactly where an AI safety and alignment community belongs. Right now there isn’t one. Georgia Tech, the closest comparable engineering school, already has a group, and the Triangle itself, home to three major research universities, has none. NC State is a gap on the map.

What you’d be starting.

A real group

A reading group working through alignment research, a cohort running an AI safety fundamentals course, or a technical team building projects. You decide the shape.

Possible early support

We review your answers and consider where we can help with first steps, adapting existing resources, or finding co-organizers. Support is free; availability and format vary.

Outside programs

Pathfinder is one external program university-group organizers can explore. Outside programs make their own admission and funding decisions.

Could you lead it?

Start with your email, then complete the advising application. We’ll review your answers to understand how we may be able to help.

Prefer email? Write to team@aisafetyseeding.org.