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Travel support for career transitioner to attend AAAI 2026 (with accepted paper)
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Closes January 18th, 2026$0raised
$1,500minimum funding
$1,500funding goal
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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