Michaelmas Term 2025

OAISI is running a range of programmes and events to help students engage with AI safety, some OAISI-specific, some in collaboration with Encode.

Please note that a number of details are still being finalized (marked with a *). More details can be found on our currently running programmes page. To stay up to date with our upcoming events, we recommend you sign up to our weekly mailing list.

Recurring Events

  • Technical Roundtable: A discussion of AI safety research papers, held weekly on Mondays at 5pm. Apply here.

  • Governance Roundtable: Conversations on the latest in AI governance and policy, held biweekly on Tuesdays, starting in week 5. Apply here.

  • Tech & Tea: Informal discussions of AI policy and governance over tea, held biweekly on Tuesdays, alternating with the governance roundtable.

  • Office Hours: An informal space to drop in, ask questions, and meet the team, held weekly from Week 2. (Manor Road Building Cafe, 1:00-1:45pm).

AI Strategy Workshop Series (applications closed)

  • Session 1 (takeoffs, bottlenecks, & threat models): Week 4, Saturday, 8th November.

  • Session 2 (power, geopolitics, & “winning”: Week 6, Saturday, 22nd November.

  • Session 3 (AI futures wargame): Week 7, Saturday, 29th November.

One-off Special Events

  • Encode Start of Year Pub Social: 14th October, Tuesday.

  • ★ Introduction to AI Safety, OAISI and Encode: Week 3 Wednesday, 15th October. (6:15pm, Gillis Lecture Theatre, Balliol College).

  • ★ Neel Nanda Talk: Friday, October 17th, (6:30pm, Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science)

  • ★ AI Safety Hackathon: Week 1, 25th October, Saturday, (10am-8pm, venue shared with attendees).

  • Encode AI Policy Workshop: Week 3, Monday, 27th October.

  • *Encode Games Night: Week 5, Thursday, 12th November.

  • Workshop Screening: “Making Good Research and Choosing Impactful Projects” Workshop by Michael Aird: Week 6, Friday, 21st November at Trajan House.

Go to our get involved page to book 1-1 sessions with our committee to chat about AI safety, OAISI, and how you can get involved.