OpenAI opens applications for an external AI safety research fellowship
Summary
OpenAI is accepting applications for a paid external research fellowship focused on AI safety and alignment, running from September 2026 to February 2027.
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Priority research areas include safety evaluation, ethics, robustness, scalable mitigations, privacy-preserving safety methods, agentic oversight, and high-severity misuse domains.
The fellowship provides external researchers with compute support, a monthly stipend, and workspace in Berkeley at Constellation. Applicants are evaluated based on research ability and technical judgment regardless of specific academic credentials.