Outcomes

The ERA Fellowship equips individuals with the skills, knowledge, and network to become impactful leaders in the fields of AI safety and governance.

Our alumni go on to secure influential roles and produce research at the following organisations:

  • UK AI Safety Institute

  • Entrepreneur First

  • RAND

  • Centre for the Governance of AI

  • Centre for AI Safety

  • Future of Life Institute

  • Machine Intelligence Research Institute

  • Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

  • Open Philanthropy

  • Global Priorities Institute

  • Institute for AI Policy & Strategy

  • FAR AI

  • Centre for Strategic & International Studies

Fellow Testimonials

  • "ERA significantly fast-tracked my path into AI governance… It has given me the time and legitimacy to speak to experts and produce formal research outputs."

    Aris R., RAND Corporation Technology and Security Policy Fellow & ERA Fellow 2023

  • "ERA invests a lot in its fellows as people, through the talks, workshops, and career focus. Getting better at general competence is a big part of the Fellowship."

    Edward Kembery, University of Cambridge
    ERA Fellow 2024

  • "The fellowship enhanced my strategic understanding of AI safety through engaging conversations with fellows and experts. I even found ongoing research partnerships with other fellows!"

    Misha G, MIT Computer Science & ERA Fellow 2024

  • "ERA gave me the opportunity to explore a new research area, allowing me to test my fit for it and introducing me to relevant experts in the field."

    Tina W., NTI:bio Next Generation Biosecurity Delegation & ERA Fellow 2024

  • The programme was exceptionally well-run, with an evidently great deal of thought and effort put into making workshops and events useful for fellows. ERA offered considerable flexibility and support in choosing my research focus and redirecting it when needed.

    Anonymous fellow, ERA 2024

  • "It was hugely inspiring and uplifting to be surrounded by ambitious, hard working people who want artificial intelligence to benefit humanity. "

    Severin F., University of Louisville & ERA Fellow 2024

  • "The networks developed during the fellowship through interactions with mentor, research manager and other fellows are invaluable, and it’s highly likely that I would not be working in my current position if not for the fellowship. "

    Iyngkarran Kumar, GovAI and Transformative Futures Institute, ERA Fellow 2023

  • My favourite part of ERA was by far the other fellows: it was amazing to get to work alongside such smart, dedicated, curious people, and it definitely changed how I think.

    Catherine B, Open Philanthropy & ERA Fellow 2022

  • The calibre of the other fellows was very high, and I learned a lot from them, both about AI governance and the world in general!

    Anonymous Fellow, ERA 2024

  • "Senior researchers in my field have been more than willing to advise me and discuss my project and put me in touch with other experts to fill relevant gaps in my research.”

    Carson E., Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative & ERA Fellow 2022 & 2024

Alumni Spotlight

  • Claire Dennis, ERA 2023

    Claire joined ERA after completing her Master's in Public Affairs at Princeton, where she focused on climate change and AI policy. Her experience included representing Princeton at COP27 and serving as a Policy Fellow at the Responsible AI Institute. During her ERA fellowship, Claire explored the UN's potential role in AI governance, co-authoring a report titled "Towards a UN Role in Governing Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models" with collaborators from the Simon Institute and UN University.

    Claire describes the ERA fellowship as a turning point in her career, introducing her to a community of passionate researchers exploring AI's implications. The programme's timing allowed her to analyse rapid developments in AI governance alongside like-minded individuals. After ERA, Claire pursued opportunities with the UN and US Government while co-authoring a paper on international AI governance frameworks, aiming to make a meaningful impact in this nascent field. She is now a Research Scholar at the Centre for the Governance of AI.

  • Iyngkarran Kumar, ERA 2023

    Iyngkarran joined ERA after completing his undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences at Durham University, where he focused on physics and computer science. During his studies, he participated in BlueDot’s AGISF and organized a reading group on existential risk. As an ERA AI Governance fellow, Iyngkarran modeled potential cyber attacks from advanced AI systems, identifying bottlenecks and proposing preventive measures.

    Currently, he works as a research assistant at the Transformative Futures Institute, forecasting impacts of transformative AI systems and exploring AI takeoff speeds. On his time at ERA, Iyngkarran said “the networks developed during the fellowship through interactions with mentor, research manager and other fellows are invaluable, and it’s highly likely that I would not be working in my current position if not for the fellowship.”