Global Challenges Project (GCP)
The Global Challenges Project hosts intensive three-day residential workshops for university students worldwide, focused on AI safety and biosecurity. Each workshop of 20-35 attendees features four guest speakers (two from AI safety, two from biosecurity), career guidance, and networking with professionals in these fields. Since launching in 2022, GCP has run 26 events across Berkeley, Boston, and Oxford, reaching over 750 attendees. The program is fiscally sponsored under Rethink Priorities and funded by Open Philanthropy, and as of late 2025 has transitioned to Kairos as its new institutional home.
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Theory of Change
GCP aims to accelerate entry of talented people into AI safety and biosecurity careers by providing early, high-quality exposure to the foundational arguments and career pathways in these fields. By running workshops for university students at a critical stage in their career formation, GCP helps participants develop clarity on whether and how to work on catastrophic risk reduction. The causal chain is: students attend workshops and engage with experts, gain knowledge and professional networks, become motivated to pursue relevant careers, and ultimately join organizations working to reduce x-risk from advanced AI and pandemics. The program's cost-effectiveness is evidenced by alumni placement at leading safety and policy organizations.
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC
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- Mar 19, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC