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Summary: Dovetail is an agent foundations research group. We've recently received an ARIA grant to fund more team members over the next year. This application is for a 10-week fellowship, which may then be extended to 1 year full-time.[1] We're especially looking for people based in the UK. This application will be open until Monday 15th September 2025.

You can read more about agent foundations and our research agenda on our website.

What the role might be like

Alfred and Alex will be leading a group of roughly 4 to 6 other people all engaged in mathematical AI safety research. We're open to experience levels from undergraduates who are enthusiastic about math to post-docs who are looking for a way to transition into AI safety.[2] (We also welcome applicants outside academia!)

Some group members might work together [...]

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Outline:

(00:57) What the role might be like

(03:44) The research problems

(06:04) Application process

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First published:
August 17th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5XAB9rS8KdLhagwzR/apply-for-the-2025-dovetail-fellowship

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“Apply for the 2025 Dovetail fellowship” by Alex_Altair, Alfred Harwood

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