Applications for the Winter 2027 AFFINE Alignment Seminar are now open!

The Seminar will take place in southern Portugal over the course of January. If you are excited to grapple with the philosophical foundations of our field and to refine your thinking through carefully designed workshops, conversations with leading experts, and peer-driven learning.

Apply now!

Key info:

Dates: From January 4th to January 29th 2027
Type: Full-time residency
Location: Lagos, Portugal
Mentors: Abram Demski, Kaarel Hänni, Tushita Jha, Jonas Hallgren, Mateusz Bagiński, Chris Pang, Cole Wyeth, Ashe Vazquez Nuñez, and more
Positions available: 35
Requirements: Solid mathematical footing and principled philosophical vigour
Preparation: An online reading group two weeks before the seminar starts
Accommodation, travel & catering: Covered
Attendance cost: Free
Stipends: $1,000
Experience: A successful seminar in May 2026
TO JOIN: Apply by the 22nd of November; the earlier, the better

Vision

We want you to look at the whole of the elephant. Not individual disconnected methods, not theoretical frameworks as they apply solely to machine learning. We think that catastrophic trouble can lie in the gaps between those building blocks and that the field desperately requires more people with a deep, holistic, generator-level model of what [...]

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Outline:

(00:39) Key info:

(01:44) Vision

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(05:29) Join us

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First published:
September 25th, 2026

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gbExicZvKtHBboLR6/applications-open-winter-2027-affine-alignment-seminar-due

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“Applications open: Winter 2027 AFFINE Alignment Seminar (due Nov 22)” by Mateusz Bagiński, Ouro, JuliaHP, Pauliina, Jonas Hallgren

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“Applications open: Winter 2027 AFFINE Alignment Seminar (due Nov 22)” by Mateusz Bagiński, Ouro, JuliaHP, Pauliina, Jonas Hallgren