Career transition to AI Safety

In the spirit of sharing experiences, this is a live document about my journey changing from classic academic career in Mathematics (Game Theory and Computer Science) into AI Safety.

2026 August

• Planning for grants and long-term research, I was encouraged to incorporate “AI topics”, instead of long-lasting questions in my field. I plan to apply for grants to research AI from a mathematical point of view.

2026 September

• Applied to Anthropic Fellowship and Iliad Fellowship to “get my hands dirty” because I feel I need more context to make a contribution in the AI space.
• Got accepted in Iliad Fellowship, I start it on October 2026. By the way, if you are thinking of applying, you can use my referral code.
• Completed BlueDot courses: Future of AI, AGI strategy, Technical AI safety.
• Applied to BlueDot “Technical sprint” (open only for alumni of Technical AI Safety course) to get guidance on my first AI Safety project.
• Got accepted to BlueDot “Technical sprint”, so I will start working on a project soon.

2026 October

• Started the Iliad Fellowship, mentored by Alexander Gietelink Oldenziel
• Applied to an AI control course by Lens Academy and got accepted! This is a 5-sessions course (part-time).
• Applied to SOFAIR, the largest investement so far of the UK for AI development of Open Source AI.

2026 November

• Applied to AIXI labs, focused on risk factors and safety mitigations for artificial superintelligence.