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The most important problem in human history needs more brilliant people working on it. MATS co-founder and CEO Ryan Kidd explains the talent bottleneck and how the Residency empowers exceptional people to move into AI safety and security. Watch the full conversation.

The most important technology in history is outpacing our ability to understand it. We’re funding exceptional talent to work on it.

The best Research Managers know when to step in and where they’ll make the biggest impact. That instinct is rare, and MATS needs more of it to support people doing some of the most consequential AI safety research today. If you want your work to move the needle, talk to us.

@NateDBusch on why fellows keep choosing extra time with their RM. If you think you meet the bar of excellence, we’d love to hear from you!

MATS is hiring Research Managers that enable fellows to do their best research.

Our Research Managers are excellent coaches! If you can push brilliant researchers toward their best, most impactful work, MATS wants to talk to you. Apply for the Research Manager role by October 1st: matsprogram.org/careers/rese…

🚨 MATS Winter 2027 applications are now open. Fully-funded, 12-week fellowship for aspiring & established AI alignment, interpretability, security, governance researchers & field-builders 📍 Berkeley/London 📅 Jan 19–Apr 10 💰 $6.4k/mo + $8k - 16k/mo compute Apply by Sep 6 ↓

🚨 Applications for MATS Autumn 2026 close tonight (June 7 AoE)! Spend 10 weeks fully funded working with mentors from Anthropic, DeepMind, OpenAI, Redwood Research, SecureBio, and more. New this cohort: 🧬 Biosecurity 🚀 Founding & Field-Building Apply now: matsprogram.org/apply

Reminder: MATS Summer 2026 applications close this Saturday, January 18 AoE! We've shortened the application this year—most people finish in 1–2 hours, and we'll get back to applicants by the end of January. matsprogram.org/apply