Safe AI Germany
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About us

SAIGE helps talented people in Germany work on reducing catastrophic risks from AI. We do this by running events, fellowships, workshops, and more.

Our team

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Board advisors

Leadership

  • Tilman RäukerCo-Director, Pivotal Research

Technical

  • Steven BasartResearch Engineer and Co-founder, Center for AI Safety
  • Thilo HagendorffResearch Group Leader, University of Stuttgart
  • Adrià Garriga-AlonsoResearch Scientist, FAR.AI

Governance

  • Alan ChanSenior Research Fellow, Centre for the Governance of AI
  • Yannick MühlhäuserPolicy Researcher, Future of Life Institute
  • Jacob SchaalGovernance Research Manager, Cambridge ERA

The SAIGE timeline

Jessica’s notes from December 2025: new name idea SAIGE, new logo idea sage leaf, with a first website draft

Where we began

Founder Jessica Wang had the idea, spoke with many people to red-team her plans, and started SAIGE with her own savings. Strategy, logo and homepage followed.

SAIGE officially launches

Safe AI Germany officially launched on 19th Jan 2026, with a mission to help talented people in Germany work on reducing catastrophic AI risk.

A video call with dozens of participants at SAIGE’s online launch

Event series and first institutional grant

Our online launch on 4th Mar started a regular talk series. Mid-month, the AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund awarded our first institutional grant.

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Slide from the first incubator kick-off: 226 mentee applications received, 22 projects across different areas, 73 mentees

First incubator launches

Our first research incubator launched with 73 mentees working on 22 projects across technical AI safety, AI governance and fieldbuilding.

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Johannes Koch and Jessica Wang at a SAIGE information stand

First cohort completes and first hire

Our first incubator cohort wrapped up with final presentations, and many teams continued into an extension phase. Johannes Koch joined as our first full-time hire.

Local group leaders at SAIGE’s first fieldbuilders’ gathering

First fieldbuilders’ gathering

Germany now has 11 local AI safety groups, up from 4 before SAIGE. We gathered group leaders for the first time to share lessons.

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A speaker on stage at EFAIS Day 2026 in Berlin

The 2026 European Frontier AI Safety Day

Co-hosted with Foresight Institute, EFAIS Day brought 250 researchers, policymakers and fieldbuilders to Berlin, closing with a panel on European AI Security Institutes.

EFAIS details
Chalkboard drawing announcing the Maths for AI Safety workshop
Coming up

Maths for AI Safety Workshop

Our first workshop for mathematicians runs in Bonn, 30th Oct – 1st Nov 2026, helping PhDs, postdocs and faculty members see where their expertise fits in AI safety.

Waitlist open

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Coming up

Introducing AI safety to local universities

As the new semester begins, we will have introductory AI safety talks at top universities to help students find a way into the field.

Johannes Koch is on tour with local AI safety groups:
Tübingen 26th Oct · Heidelberg 29th Oct · Munich 3rd Nov

Dates and registration

Our network

Transparency

Donate

SAIGE operates under the fiscal sponsorship of WE AID gGmbH. These are all grants, donations and institutional funding over $1,000 since our founding in January 2026.

  • Global Technology Risk Foundation€100,000
  • BlueDot Impact$10,000
  • BlueDot Impact$6,000
  • AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund$30,000
  • Anonymous€9,000
  • Global Technology Risk Foundation€15,000
  • BlueDot Impact$5,500
  • Long-Term Future Fund$48,897
  • Foresight Institute$10,000
  • AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund$80,000
  • Tom Lieberum$3,000
  • Austin Chen$5,000

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