How could I best use this opportunity? (AI Safety)

• AI News Team
• April 27, 2026

​Hello! I have found myself in a position that I think could benefit AI safety/alignment, and I figured I would ask here for suggestions on how to most effectively use it.I am eployed at a top 25 public research university. I don’t really have a official title, but I guess I would describe myself as an “auxillary” resource who works under one of the highest admins at the school. I research, assist labs, and mentor, tutor and TA students, but also train non-technical staff basic AI skills.In a month from now, a third of my hours is going to open up for a new project. I bounced the idea to my boss suggesting a temporarty project that brings a handful students/faculty from across campus together to do something in adressing the existential threat of AI.I have essentially been given a greenlight on funding “within reason” so long as I am able to get one or two senior faculty members to agree to work with me first.I of course am going to be working on coming up with an idea/proposal over the next few weeks, but I figured I would ask for some suggestions on feasible directions and also things to look out for.I have a lot of freedom here. Here are just a few constraints:The project needs to be interdiciplinaryConstitute enough work for 1-2 senior faculty to devote a little bit of time to, and then the rest of the work conducted through me/RAs (~10-15 hours a week) My academic backround/skills are a mix of social sciences/communications/pedagogy—so ideally something that doesn’t require anything higher than precalc pleaseI want this to make people think a little more about the issue, but completely avoiding advocacy or activism or coming off as suchSomething that at least one senior faculty would hopefully agree toLast time I asked a question here the responses were quite helpful. Any advice is appreciated!Discuss ​Read More