Horizon Events (operating as Horizon Omega / HΩ) is a Montreal-based non-profit that believes well-designed events can accelerate AI safety research by enabling connection, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across the field. Founded by Orpheus Lummis, its flagship programs include the AI Safety Unconference (AISU), a participant-driven event series held alongside major ML conferences since 2018; monthly Guaranteed Safe AI Seminars focused on quantitative and guaranteed safety approaches; and a local community hub for AI safety in Montreal with over 1,600 members. The organization also publishes a weekly AI Safety Events and Training newsletter and, since 2026, maintains the Canadian AI Incident Monitor, a bilingual database tracking AI failures and near-misses.
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Horizon Events operates on the premise that well-designed, high-quality events tailored to the AI safety research community are a high-leverage intervention for accelerating safety R&D. By facilitating information flows, building trust and relationships, and enabling collaboration among researchers, the organization aims to increase the quantity and quality of AI safety research output. Events lower coordination costs for researchers, surface new ideas through cross-pollination, and help field-builders and newcomers identify where to contribute. The cumulative effect of stronger research networks and faster knowledge-sharing is intended to increase the probability of solving critical AI safety problems before transformative AI systems are deployed.
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- Apr 2, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC
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- Mar 19, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC