Curriculum

Our bootcamps offer a comprehensive overview of the AI safety landscape, technical implementations, governance frameworks, and strategy. We believe exploring diverse perspectives and approaches is crucial before specializing. From mechanistic interpretability to robustness testing, from policy development to strategic research, we want to help you find your most impactful path forward.

Technical topics

Feed forward neural networks

The transformer architecture

Mechanistic interpretability

RL and deep RL

RLHF

Evaluations

LLM agents

Adversarial attacks

Red teaming LLMs

Scalable oversight

Governance and strategy topics

The state of AI

AI strategy

Risks from AI

Potential technical solutions

Potential governance solutions

Activities

Workshops:
Strategy & governance

Lectures & Q&A:
Technical

Lectures & Q&A:
Guest speakers

Discussions:
Career planning &
post-camp paths

Discussions:
Timelines, red-teaming, inspiration

Literature reviews

Pair coding

Final project

Unplanned activities: Participant driven socials & games

After the bootcamp

While the bootcamp is intensive, it's designed to be a launching pad for long-term impact. We structure the experience to equip you with tools, networks, and frameworks that continue generating value long after the program ends.

Focus on next steps

A dedicated project transforms learning into concrete outputs and career plans.

Follow-ups

1-on-1 mentorship continues after the bootcamp for feedback & accountability.

Reading groups

Local groups extend the learning community beyond the bootcamp.

Community and network

Our active alumni network includes:
Regular webinars
Latest AI safety opportunities
Project collaboration channels
Writing workshops & feedback sessions

Features

What makes ML4G unique and complementary to other opportunities, fellowships and camps.
For a full list, see AI safety atlas.

Technical depth & breadth

Comprehensive curriculum spanning technical and governance aspects

Balanced technical depth

Exposure to multiple approaches rather than single-project focus

Location &
duration

Intensive 10-day in-person immersive programs

International locations, diverse cohorts

See our past and upcoming bootcamps

Holistic &  integrative development

Strong technical foundation, practical skill-building, personalized mentorship and community leadership training


Builds lasting commitment through structured accountability - turning motivation into sustained action

The 10 intensive days with highly motivated peers transforms more than just technical skills.

Participants consistently report that these connections become catalysts for their work in AI safety - sparking collaborations, commitment, and building a global community of capable professionals focused on positive outcomes for AI.

Participants' experiences

Several of our participants have written blog posts about their experience at ML4G.

Have a bootcamp story to share? Let us know and we'll add yours to our growing collection!