Astra Fellowship

"Participating in MLAB [the Machine Learning for Alignment Bootcamp, jointly run by Constellation and Redwood Research] was probably the biggest single direct cause for me to land my current role. The material was hugely helpful, and the Constellation network is awesome for connecting with AI safety organizations."

“Having research chats with people I met at Constellation has given rise to new research directions I hadn't previously considered, like model organisms. Talking with people at Constellation is how I decided that existential risk from AI is non-trivial, after having many back and forth conversations with people in the office. These updates have had large ramifications for how I’ve done my research, and significantly increased the impact of my research.”

"Speaking with AI safety researchers in Constellation was an essential part of how I formed my views on AI threat models and AI safety research prioritization. It also gave me access to a researcher network that I've found very valuable for my career.”

“Participating in MLAB was likely the most important thing I did for upskilling to get my current position and has generally been quite valuable for my research via gaining intuitions on how language models work, gaining more Python fluency, and better understanding ML engineering. I’m excited for other people to have similar opportunities.”