Announcing the OpenAI Safety Fellowship

OpenAI is launching a Safety Fellowship program (September 2026 to February 2027) for external researchers to conduct independent studies on safety and alignment (making sure AI systems behave as intended and don't cause harm) of advanced AI systems. Fellows will work on topics like safety evaluation, ethics, robustness, privacy protection, and oversight of AI agents, receiving mentorship, compute resources, and a monthly stipend while producing research outputs like papers or datasets.