What?

A 10-day immersive workshop for mathematically talented students with an interest in AI and reasoning in general.

Who?

Our primary audience are students from any country who are between 17-20 years old. Students who are 16 or 21 years old are eligible to apply, however the bar might be higher as we aim to create a cohort of balanced skills and experiences.

Unfortunately, we can’t accept anyone who is at the beginning of the camp younger than 16 years.

We expect around 30 attendees and a dozen staff.

When and where?

July 29th - August 8th, at a stay-on-site venue in Somerset, United Kingdom. Exact dates might shift a bit.

Price?

Free (tuition, meals, and lodging) for accepted students. Travel scholarships are available, we are usually able to cover students’ travel expenses in full.

What will we do?

We will study how current AI systems work, mathematical theories about human minds, and how the two relate. Alumni of previous PAIR described the content as a blend of AI, mathematics and introspection, but also highlighted large part of the experience are informal conversations or small group activities.

 See the curriculum for more information.

What will a typical day look like?

On a typical day last year, we run few classes in the morning (such as Information Theory, Predictive Processing, Loss Landscapes or Systematically improving your world model) and we spent the afternoon and evening working on projects or attending staff and participant-led activities.

Do I need to know how to code?

We require only basic programming skills, i.e. you should be be able to code things such as a binary search or a stack/queue from scratch in your favorite programming language.

However, we don't want this to be an obstacle to applying - the necessary coding experience can be gained within days if you are motivated!

Is this camp for me?

If you read the curriculum and think that you would enjoy exploring mentioned topics with us, and have basic coding skills (see above), we strongly encourage you to apply!

What is the the difference between this camp and ESPR?

Both PAIR and ESPR are camps organized by the FABRIC team. The European Summer Program on Rationality (ESPR) is another workshop for mathematically talented students with a desire to understand themselves and the world that we’ve been running for several years.

Similar to last year, we expect that there will be some content overlap between the workshops, but the PAIR camp will have more technical and experimental content.

This year’s ESPR will run in August in Oxford, United Kingdom. We welcome all students who are 16 - 19 years old.

How to apply?

See the Apply page to learn more about the application process.

Can I apply to both PAIR and ESPR?

Yes! We expect there to be a large overlap between people who would enjoy PAIR and ESPR. The application form and process is the same for both camps, you can indicate whether you are applying for one of them or both.

However, it will not be possible to attend both of the camps this year as we want to give the opportunity to attend our programs to more students.

Who is funding this?

All activities of the FABRIC team including PAIR are funded by a generous grant from the Open Philanthropy Project.