“Apply now to SPAR!” by Agustín Covarrubias 🔸, Neav Topaz
The Supervised Program for Alignment Research (SPAR) is now accepting mentee applications for Spring 2025! SPAR connects mentors and mentees for three-month AI safety and governance research projects. The Spring 2025 cycle of SPAR will occur virtually between February 10 and May 17, 2025. We have 46 exciting projects available across AI safety, policy, and strategy - you can click here to explore the projects!Apply now SPAR mentee applications are open until January 8th, but we strongly encourage applying early since many mentors review applications on a rolling basis. As a SPAR mentee, you'll participate in a collaborative research project under an experienced mentor. You might be a good fit if you have a technical/STEM background or a governance/policy background. SPAR projects vary in how much specific knowledge they require. We think SPAR's value add is that it enables mentors to increase their research output by working with a [...] --- First published: December 19th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zuQsEth6kgn6wHx6c/apply-now-to-spar --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.