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The AI Safety Foundation (AISF)

Education & training · Toronto, ON

aisfoundation.ai

Catastrophic & systemic risk

Registered Canadian charity that "increases awareness and scientific understanding of the catastrophic risks of AI, by advancing education and research". Runs three named programmes: the Hinton Lectures (annual three-night series in Toronto convened by Geoffrey Hinton, 9-11 November 2026), the CJF-Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting (a "$10,000 annual award, presented with the Canadian Journalism Foundation"), and AI Safety Week (Toronto, 9-13 November 2026, "Public conversations, working sessions and three evenings with Geoffrey Hinton"). Convening and public understanding rather than in-house research.

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