Project summary

• Career transition in 2025 to pursue AI, particularly AI safety research/engineering

• Completed Masters thesis at end of 2025, condensed version submitted to AAAI 2026 workshop (Bias in Multimodal AI)

• Paper accepted, though external funding not organised - unable to self-fund

• Requesting funding to attend and present at AAAI 2026
  

How will this funding be used?

• Return flights ~600

• Food ~200

• Accomodation ~700
  

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?

• Thesis work is not presented at AAAI 2026, ai safety contribution is less significant

• Opportunity to build career capital in AI safety is missed
  

How much money have you raised in the last 12 months, and from where?

• None