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An AI agent hacking into another company’s systems seems like something policymakers would want to hear about.
Yet there are currently gaps in the legal requirements to report incidents like this. After OpenAI agents breached Hugging Face, California officials said the incident
GovAI is hiring a Talent Program Manager!
You'll design and test the programs that get our fellows and alumni into AI governance careers — career support, ecosystem mapping, new formats for senior people.
Apply by Oct 4: governance.ai/post/talent-pr…
GovAI is hiring a Research Manager for our UK Fellowships!
You'll help design and run our flagship Seasonal Fellowships — a biannual 3-month programme in London.
Apply by 27 Sep: governance.ai/post/research-…
GovAI is hiring a DC Research Manager!
Help run our DC Seasonal Fellowships: shape each ~20-person cohort and research manage about half of it. A good fit if you know US AI policy and enjoy coaching people.
Apply by Sep 13: governance.ai/post/dc-resear…
We're hiring Research Scholars and Research Fellows at GovAI.
GovAI's mission: help government bodies, technology companies, and other institutions make good decisions about AI. We do this in two ways: producing research to support informed decision-making, and running fellowships and visitor programs to address talent gaps.
Now open:
Research Scholar (12-month visiting position)
Flexible, career-development-focused role with wide latitude (policy / social science / technical research; advising; convening; launching applied initiatives). Structured support via supervision, mentorship, and regular feedback.
Comp (by experience/location):
London £75k–£103.5k + benefits
DC $100k–$165k + benefits
Apply/info: governance.ai/post/research-…
Research Fellow (2-year staff role, renewable)
For experienced researchers driving core AI governance agendas: independent policy-relevant research, contributing to strategy, mentoring junior researchers.
Comp (by experience/location):
London £84k–£103.5k + benefits
DC $134.5k–$170k + benefits
Apply/info: governance.ai/post/research-…
Research areas include: risk management, threat modeling, economics of AI, geopolitics, public policy, technical governance (and more).
Location:
Prefer London or DC, open to elsewhere (e.g. the Bay Area).
Deadline: 23:59 AoE, Sun 16 Aug 2026.
One shared application for both roles.
If this sounds like you (or someone you know), please apply/share.
GovAI is hiring a DC Chief of Staff!🏛️
You'll act as the Executive Director's right hand in Washington: shaping our DC strategy, standing in for leadership, and building the team, systems, and relationships GovAI needs to succeed in DC.
Apply by August 16: governance.ai/post/dc-chief-…
GovAI is hiring a Head of US Policy 🇺🇸
We're looking for a senior leader to shape GovAI's growing DC presence — setting our federal AI policy research strategy, building our team, and strengthening ties across the policy ecosystem. You'd report directly to our Executive Director, Ben Garfinkel.
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; priority deadline August 6th.
Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/euiGQq9H
Apply for GovAI's 2027 DC Winter Fellowship!
📍 Location: Washington, DC
📅 Deadline: July 12, 2026 at 11:59PM ET
The DC Winter Fellowship is a three-month bipartisan opportunity designed to accelerate or launch impactful careers in American AI governance and policy. Participants deepen their understanding of the field, connect with a network of experts, and build their skills and professional profile, all while conducting a research project of their choice under expert guidance.
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/dVuBpM8Z
U.S. policy professionals across government and think tanks: we invite you to apply for GovAI's U.S. AI Policy Program – a free, bipartisan, part-time program designed to equip policy professionals with a technically-informed understanding of the AI policy landscape. Apply by July 5. governance.ai/post/govai-u-s…
Apply for GovAI's 2027 Winter Fellowship, Research and Applied tracks!
📍 Location: London, UK
📅 Deadline: 23:59 BST Sunday 12 July 2026
Fellows will join us in London to conduct a project on a topic of their choice, participate in an expert Q&A and seminar series aimed at developing a broad understanding of the field, and spend time forging connections with researchers and practitioners. Learn more below.
🔗 Learn more about the Research Track: lnkd.in/eGNrgV2u
🔗 Learn more about the Applied Track: lnkd.in/eVcZ5se5
GovAI is hiring across people operations — a People Ops Manager and an Associate, in London or DC.
You'll keep employment at GovAI running smoothly so our team can focus on AI governance, not admin. Visa sponsorship available (UK & US).
Apply by Sunday 21 June
governance.ai/post/people-op…
We're hiring a Director of Operations at GovAI. Join our leadership team and help direct the strategy and priorities of the org as we grow substantially in size and complexity. If you're interested, fill in our expression of interest form below. If you know someone you think would be a great fit, please share this post to them:
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Join us for our first ever Vision Weekend in the UK!
2026 marks 40 years of Foresight. Over three days, we will gather leading researchers, builders, and funders to look forward: exploring what scientific and technological frontiers will shape the coming decades, and how to make them reality.
June 5–7 | London
Confirmed speakers include:
• Ed Boyden (MIT) on biologically accurate brain simulation
• Greg Wayne (Google DeepMind) on universal AI assistants
• Jano Costard (SPRIND) on challenges as a tool for breakthrough innovation
• Christine Peterson (Foresight Institute) on Foresight, 40 years later
• Dorothy Chou (Google DeepMind) on capital for the long game: financing durable innovation in an age of hype
• Irina Rish (Mila) on beyond scaling: toward continual and adaptive intelligence
• Chris Rozell (Georgia Tech) on closed-loop neuroengineering: algorithms that learn from the brain in real time
• Lee Cronin (University of Glasgow)
• Mehmet Fisek (Meridial) on Focused Research Organisation mission and setup
• Zoë Brammer (Google DeepMind) on AI for science 2030
• João Pedro de Magalhães (University of Birmingham) on hacking aging biology
and many more.
Get your tickets: foresight.org/events/vision-…
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A new post by GovAI's @jonasfreund_ & @_S_Williams dive into Anthropic's updated RSP. Click below to read their takes on:
▶︎How the new RSP works.
▶︎What has changed.
▶︎Reasons to be concerned, & reasons to be positive.
▶︎Their overall view.
governance.ai/analysis/anthr…
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