OpenAI is accepting applications for a paid fellowship program that will fund external researchers to work on safety and alignment questions related to advanced AI systems. The program, called the OpenAI Safety Fellowship, runs from September 14, 2026 through February 5, 2027. Applications close May 3, with successful applicants notified by July 25. The fellowship is open to researchers, engineers, and practitioners from outside OpenAI. Priority research areas include safety evaluation, ethics, robustness, scalable mitigations, … More → The post OpenAI opens applications for an external AI safety research fellowship appeared first on Help Net Security.