AI Governance Fellowship

Written By PISE Rotterdam

Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly and is expected to have transformative impacts on society, the economy, and global security. The decisions made today about how AI systems are developed, deployed, and regulated, will shape how this technology benefits humanity, or if it would instead pose serious risks.

The AI Governance Fellowship is a reading and discussion group where participants explore the policy, institutional, and strategic questions surrounding advanced AI. The fellowship follows the curriculum developed by BlueDot Impact, and focuses on understanding how governments, companies, and international institutions can govern powerful AI systems responsibly.

Over the course of the program, participants will develop a structured understanding of the AI governance landscape and evaluate different proposals for managing advanced AI systems.

During the fellowship, participants will explore key topics such as:

  • Foundations of AI systems: understanding how modern AI systems like large language models work and why they are rapidly advancing.

  • Risks from advanced AI: exploring potential societal and global risks that could arise from increasingly powerful AI systems.

  • AI governance frameworks: learning how governments and institutions can steer AI development through policy, regulation, and international cooperation.

  • Regulation and standards: examining tools such as safety standards, liability frameworks, and regulatory institutions.

  • Policy proposals for governing AI:  analyzing concrete ideas like compute governance, international agreements, and safety oversight mechanisms.

The goal of this fellowship is to not only understand these topics, but also to develop the ability to critically evaluate governance proposals and identify effective interventions.

Fellowship structure

The fellowship consists of weekly readings and group discussions based on the BlueDot AI Governance curriculum. It will start the first week of may.

There will be:

  • Weekly readings or videos (completed individually)

  • Group discussion sessions

  • Guided questions and reflection exercises

Participants are expected to actively engage with the material and contribute to discussions.

For more information you can contact Claira Perera: +31 6 23298997. Interested? Sign up here.

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