Trevor LevinBoard of Directors (Secretary)
Research institute · Research orgs · Cambridge, MA · Est. 2022
The Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative (CBAI) is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022. Its mission is to advance research and education aimed at helping society navigate a safe and beneficial transition to advanced AI systems; CBAI carries out educational programming, conducts and supports AI-alignment–directed research, and disseminates findings to experts and the public.
CBAI also provides operational support for student-run AI safety research groups in the Boston/Cambridge ecosystem (notably Harvard- and MIT-based teams), and runs residential fellowship and upskilling programs hosted in the Cambridge area.
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CBAI states that its next AI Safety Research Fellowship will run October 13 to December 18, 2026 and that applications are due September 6 (11:59 pm Eastern Time).
CBAI Spring Research Fellowship ’26 details and Spring 2026 mentors listedCBAI describes its Spring Research Fellowship as an intensive, fully-funded ten-week program and lists a set of Spring 2026 mentors.
CAMBRIA (Summer 2026) bootcamp program dates and TA/participant applicationsCBAI publishes CAMBRIA cohort date ranges for Summer 2026 and indicates participant applications and TA-related opportunities.
CBAI programs page: fellowships, bootcamps, and fiscal sponsorship for student AI safety teamsCBAI’s programs page describes its fellowship/bootcamp programs and states it serves as a Model A fiscal sponsor for AI safety teams led by students at Harvard (AISST) and MIT (MAIA).
CBAI AIxBiosecurity Fellowship ’26 hosted in Cambridge; application deadline Sept 6 (per program page)CBAI describes a ten-week AIxBiosecurity fellowship hosted in Cambridge with a fall 2026 cohort (October 13 to December 18) and an application deadline of September 6 (11:59 pm Eastern Time).