Neil Crawford

Irvine, CA, USA

Bio

Updated 03/22/26

Neil Crawford is a PhD student in Logic and Philosophy of Science at UC Irvine whose research focuses on evolutionary game theory and its implications for AI safety. He has been involved in the Effective Altruism community since his undergraduate studies at the London School of Economics (2018) and has been a central figure in building the AI safety community at UC Irvine. He organized AI Alignment Irvine (AIAI), facilitating weekly alignment reading groups and AI safety dinners, and helped recruit a core group of PhD students engaged in AI alignment research. He also facilitated the Arete Fellowship at UCI, an 8-week introduction to Effective Altruism, and co-organized EA at UC Irvine. He has received grants from EA Funds (Long-Term Future Fund) to support his organizing work, including a stipend for running AIAI and funding for AI safety dinners. He is listed as a member of the AI Safety Community Researchers group at the Future of Life Institute.