Talent Needs in AI Safety - Tilman Räuker

As frontier AI capabilities accelerate, safety research is struggling to keep pace. There's a shortage of highly informed talent, and the ecosystem needs to move researchers from the unknown to the informed pipeline. In ‪@SafeAIGermany‬'s first in-person event in Berlin, Tilman Räuker (Co-Director of Pivotal Research, SAIGE Leadership Board Advisor and Incubator mentor) maps out the current state of the AI safety talent landscape and breaks down what the ecosystem actually needs. Topics covered: — Mapping the Ecosystem: structural differences in talent needs between frontier labs, scaling safety orgs, and independent research groups — Accelerating Researchers: what new and senior researchers need to succeed, from management to specialised mentorship — The Pivotal Model: lessons from running intensive AI safety and governance fellowships — Q&A About the speaker: Tilman Räuker is Co-Director of Pivotal Research, an organisation dedicated to running rigorous AI safety and governance fellowships and supporting talented individuals entering the field. He is also a Leadership Board Advisor and Incubator Mentor at Safe AI Germany (SAIGE). About SAIGE: Safe AI Germany (SAIGE) is building Germany's infrastructure for safer AI. 🌐 safeaigermany.org 📅 Upcoming events: luma.com/saige 🐦 Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/safe-ai-germany Recorded 28 April 2026 at ‪@ForesightInstitute‬, Berlin. Co-hosted by Foresight Institute and Æthos Foundation.