• Creating a space for discussion of the risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence, including technical and policy aspects.
• Fostering a supportive, interdisciplinary community of students who are eager to have a positive impact on the trajectory of AI.

• Welcome students from all backgrounds and experience levels
• Focus on current, practical challenges in AI development
• Balance technical and policy perspectives
• Support each other's growth and learning
• Build an inclusive, collaborative community

• Weekly reading group exploring key ideas in AI Safety (no technical background required)
• ARENA workshops for students to develop skills and confidence to contribute to technical AI safety (little technical background required)
• Regular workshops and talks from experts in the field
• Direct access to Tufts professors doing related research
• Opportunity to build and present risk demonstrations to stakeholders, policymakers, and elected leaders through the Policy Advocacy Network in collaboration with the Center for AI Policy
• Weekend project sprints with real-world impact
• Career guidance and networking opportunities
• Resources for exploring AI Safety career paths

I am running our Tufts-specific ARENA workshops, which include topics like transformer basics, reinforcement learning, and LLM evals. We are running our first iteration during the Fall '25 semester, and to prepare we have been in contact with leaders from AI Safety organizations across the Boston area. It is also important to have facilitators, including myself, that can guide students through the ARENA material, so we have invested time to learn the curriculum ourselves.