Pair scholars with research mentors via specialized mentor-generated selection questions (visible on our website);
Provide a thriving academic community for research collaboration, peer feedback, and social networking;
Develop scholars according to the “T-model of research” (breadth/depth/epistemology);
Offer opt-in curriculum elements, including seminars, research strategy workshops, 1-1 researcher unblocking support, peer study groups, and networking events;
MATS’ goals:
Find + accelerate high-impact research scholars:
Pair scholars with research mentors via specialized mentor-generated selection questions (visible on our website);
Provide a thriving academic community for research collaboration, peer feedback, and social networking;
Develop scholars according to the “T-model of research” (breadth/depth/epistemology);
Offer opt-in curriculum elements, including seminars, research strategy workshops, 1-1 researcher unblocking support, peer study groups, and networking events;
Support high-impact research mentors:
Scholars are often good research assistants and future hires;
Scholars can offer substantive new critiques of alignment proposals;
Our community, research coaching, and operations free up valuable mentor time and increase scholar output;
Help parallelize high-impact AI alignment research:
Find, develop, and refer scholars with strong research ability, value alignment, and epistemics;
Use alumni for peer-mentoring in later cohorts;
Update mentor list and curriculum as the alignment field’s needs change.