Talks & Presentations

Podcasts, conference talks, and other appearances

Inside the Race to Train People to Make AI Safe
2026-10-8

Inside the Race to Train People to Make AI Safe

Discover why one of AI safety’s fastest-growing organizations is racing to develop researchers before frontier AI begins doing much of the research itself and why Ryan Kidd believes safety has to keep up with capabilities.

Podcast
Intelligence at the Frontier 2026: Scaling AI Safety and Security
2026-3-15

Intelligence at the Frontier 2026: Scaling AI Safety and Security

A presentation on why AI safety should scale 2x/year and how we can achieve this.

Talk
Constellation Seminar: Scaling AI Safety
2026-3-2

Constellation Seminar: Scaling AI Safety

A presentation on why AI safety should scale 2x/year and how we can achieve this.

Talk
Into AI Safety: Scaling AI Safety Through Mentorship
2026-2-1

Into AI Safety: Scaling AI Safety Through Mentorship

A conversation on MATS, scaling alignment research training, and the state of the AI safety field.

Podcast
BlueDot Impact: Why AI Safety Needs Founders
2026-1-30

BlueDot Impact: Why AI Safety Needs Founders

I discuss my background, pathway into AI safety field-building, and recommendations for aspiring founders and field-builders.

Podcast
The Cognitive Revolution: Building & Scaling the AI Safety Research Community
2026-1-4

The Cognitive Revolution: Building & Scaling the AI Safety Research Community

A conversation on MATS, scaling alignment research training, and the state of the AI safety field.

Podcast
ILIAD 2: AI safety field-building
2025-10-23

ILIAD 2: AI safety field-building

A discussion between Ryan Kidd (MATS) and Dušan Nešić (PIBBSS) about AI safety field-building.

Panel
Australian AI Safety Forum 2024: Accelerating AI Safety Talent
2024-6-13

Australian AI Safety Forum 2024: Accelerating AI Safety Talent

A description of MATS and how it accelerates AI safety talent, with implications for Australia.

Talk
ALIGN: Dr. Ryan Kidd on AI Safety field building
2024-6-13

ALIGN: Dr. Ryan Kidd on AI Safety field building

A summary of AI safety field-building needs and MATS efforts.

Talk
TAIS 2024: Insights from two years of AI safety field-building at MATS
2024-4-5

TAIS 2024: Insights from two years of AI safety field-building at MATS

A summary of MATS' efforts to grow the AI safety research field.

Talk
The AGI Show: Accelerated training to become an AI safety researcher
2023-11-8

The AGI Show: Accelerated training to become an AI safety researcher

A conversation on MATS, scaling alignment research training, and the state of the AI safety field.

Podcast
EAGxAustralia 2023: Is AI an existential risk? A discussion | Ryan Kidd, James Fodor
2023-9-23

EAGxAustralia 2023: Is AI an existential risk? A discussion | Ryan Kidd, James Fodor

A discussion on whether AI might pose an existential risk to humanity.

Panel
2023-9-23

Science, Technology & the Future: AI Alignment Issues

A discussion of AI alignment risks and mitigations.

Podcast