MATS Research

The ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) Program is an independent research and educational seminar program that connects talented scholars with top mentors in the fields of AI alignment, interpretability, and governance. For 10 weeks, MATS scholars will conduct research while also attending talks, workshops, and networking events with other members of the Berkeley alignment research community.

MATS aims to find and train talented individuals for what we see as the world’s most urgent and talent-constrained problem: reducing risks from unaligned artificial intelligence (AI). We believe that ambitious researchers from a variety of backgrounds have the potential to meaningfully contribute to the field of alignment research. We aim to provide the training, logistics, and community necessary to aid this transition. We also connect our scholars with financial support to ensure their financial security.