Williams College · Williamstown, MA

AI Safety at Williams

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

Williams is small, but its students are among the strongest anywhere, and on a campus this tight a few committed people can shape the whole community. 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 Williams.

Williams draws some of the strongest undergraduates in the country, and its computer science department sends students on to top graduate programs and technical careers well out of proportion to the college’s size. On a campus this small and this tight, one committed organizer can shape the whole community. That is exactly where an AI safety and alignment community belongs. Right now there isn’t one. Amherst, a fellow Massachusetts liberal arts college, already has a group; Williams 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.