Fall 2026 AI Safety at UCSB Interest form

Student leadership

Our team

Thomas Rodskog
President · Rising junior

Thomas Rodskog

Computer science student. Co-leads the AI Safety Seeding Initiative, helping students launch AI safety groups nationwide.

Vice President · Rising sophomore

Sahiti Doke

Math student in UCSB’s College of Creative Studies. Researches mechanistic interpretability with the Bionic Vision Lab.

Galen Pogoncheff
Advisor · PhD candidate

Galen Pogoncheff

Researches robust, controllable AI after four years in industry. Previously taught an AI alignment course at UCSB.

Advisor · Rising junior

Justus Swan

Philosophy major, currently abroad doing AI research.

Organizer interest form

Join the organizing team.

Work with AI safety professionals and guest speakers while gaining hands-on experience building programs, events, and the organization.

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