Welcome to the Apart Lab Studio!

Congratulations on reaching this stage! Whether you're transitioning careers or enhancing your skills in AI Safety, your hard work has brought you here.

Structure

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Self-driven — it’s up to you to take initiative in directing your project

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Global — Our worldwide presence makes effective communication essential.

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Timeline

• Effectively Share Your Work (Blogpost Application)
  • Goal — Maximize the impact of your hackathon submission
  • Output — A polished, shareable artifact based on your hackathon submission
  • Team — Same as hackathon (those who would like to participate in the Apart Lab Studio)
  • Timeline — ~2 weeks
  • More details at Blogpost | Studio Application
• Develop a Research Proposal!
  • Goal — Test your fit as an AI safety researcher, and gain experience with research proposal and grant writing
  • Optional — Depending on your situation, and time capacity, this may not be the best choice for you right now, and that’s ok!
  • Output — A formal research proposal, possibly as part of a funding application
  • Team — Flexible
  • Timeline — ~4 weeks
  • More details at ‣

Support we provide

• Resources: Guides, video walkthroughs, tutorials, templates, and resource lists created by the Apart Team
  • Check out our wiki ‣ (you should receive an email invitation to Notion shortly to view this & any other links mentioned)
• Studio Hours: Schedule on-demand sessions for tailored feedback from Apart Team members
  • Held in a voice channel on Discord
• Filling Out Weekly Progress Forms: Short surveys that help you (and us) reflect on and keep track of your progress
  • If you have been documenting your work & meetings, these should take ~5 minutes/person/week

Beyond the Studio

• We want you to make the best of your ideas!
• Teams with proposals best suited for Apart Lab may be invited to our fellowship, a multi-month program to develop your research into a high-impact project.
• To ensure the fellowship is as valuable as possible, we seek individuals committed to high-quality research, effective remote teamwork, and who can invest sufficient time. More details at Studio Expectations.
• Highly reliable and committed individuals may be invited to join other teams, even if their proposal isn't selected for the fellowship.
• Regardless of whether you are invited to the fellowship, working in the Apart Lab Studio will:
  • Provide meaningful research experience developing a research proposal and sharing your technical work
  • Connect you with experienced researchers in the AI safety field
  • Integrate you into our growing Apart Lab Community!