AI Safety Action Weeks
Think of action weeks as sprints on AI Safety that build upon each other. The idea is to give the African diaspora an introductory but highly valuable insights packed week on specific themes relevant to AI Safety.
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July 2026 Action Week
This summit-style Action Week focuses on how young people in Africa feel AI will determine their futures. We are centering a broader youth conversation with more speakers, an opening keynote, and a fireside chat.
Past Edition
May 2026 Recap
Browse the past action week — flyers, keynotes, and the full task list are archived below.
What Are Action Weeks?
Actions is just a term for quests and activities participants can complete within a specific action week. Actions are to be completed before the next action week. Participants that complete the most actions are giving shout-outs and their consistency wins them a spot in the AI Safety Essentials Fellowship Africa.
Monthly Archive
Browse each month’s action week — flyers, keynote sessions, and task lists.
July 2026
AI and Youth Futures
This summit-style Action Week focuses on how young people in Africa feel AI will determine their futures. We are centering a broader youth conversation with more speakers, an opening keynote, and a fireside chat.
Action Week Flyer
June 2026
AI and Science
This edition explores how AI intersects with scientific research and innovation in African contexts. We will cover topics like AI for scientific discovery, challenges of AI in research, and how African scientists can leverage AI in their work. Speakers and projects will be announced soon.
Action Week Flyer
Keynote Sessions
Dara Adedeji
Human-Centered AI: Can Putting People First Make AI Safer?
Hadiza Yusuf
AI used in Systems which requires constant decision-making
May 2026
AI Capabilities and Alignment
May is dedicated to exploring AI Capabilities and Alignment. This Action Week is designed to give young people from the African diaspora a working overview of how AI capabilities scale, the trade-offs in alignment that come with scaling, and ways they can start to think about possible interventions.
Action Week Flyer
Keynote Sessions
Gathoni Ireri
Runing Africa-Centric Evaluations
Daniel Wachira
A talk on Pivoting into Technical AI Safety
April 2026
AI and Diplomacy
This edition explores how AI intersects with diplomacy, international cooperation, and foreign policy in African contexts. Speakers and projects will be announced soon.
Action Week Flyer
Keynote Sessions
Fola Adeleke PHD
Africa's AI Future: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and a New Multilateralism of Inclusive Financing
March 2026
AI and Law
This edition explores how AI intersects with legal frameworks and governance in African contexts. Partakers will learn about AI-related legal challenges and opportunities for AI Governance in African countries.
Action Week Flyer
Keynote Sessions
Brenda W. Maina
The Case of AI Regulations in Africa
Dr. Samuel T. Segun
Socio-economic and political risks of AI to Africa and how to operationalize AI governance within your organization
February 2026
Our Identity and AI
This edition explores how AI intersects with our cultures, languages, and futures as Africans and members of the diaspora. Rather than starting with technical prerequisites, we turn to questions of representation, power, and locally grounded innovation.
Action Week Flyer
Keynote Sessions
Cynthia Amol
How AI is Shaping Our Identity
Bonaventure F.P. Dossuo
Should LLMs In our Language be a Priority?
January 2026
Pre-Requisites for AI Safety
This edition introduces foundational concepts in AI Safety relevant to African contexts. It covers topics like AI governance, bias in AI systems, and ethical considerations in AI development.
Action Week Flyer
Keynote Sessions
Ifeoma Ilechukwu
A Short Intro to Existential Risks
Christian Abrokwah
What are Frontier AI Models?
Crystal Isanda
What’s the fuss about AI Safety?
General Format
10 days of every month — We seek to utilize the 3rd and 4th Week of every month.
Speaker Sessions
→ 3 sessions by speakers we source
→ Friday nights and weekends for flexibility
→ 30 mins presentation, max 45 mins
Paper Reading Sessions
→ 2 sessions per action week
→ First session before speaker sessions
→ Last session after speaker sessions
Office Hours
→ Support for action completion
→ Ask questions you're unsure of
→ Get guidance from organizers
Actions & Tracking
→ Published on Notion as to-do lists
→ Submit proof via global form
→ All sessions recorded
What Are Actions?
Actions look like to-do lists and may span from:
- →Paper summaries and critical analysis
- →Mini technical projects
- →Short course completions
They are tracked by a global form where users submit proof of their completion.
Ready to Join Action Weeks?
Start your journey in AI Safety through our monthly action weeks. Build knowledge, complete projects, and earn your way into the fellowship.