Local entry point
A clear, public-facing front door for people who are new to AI safety and want to find the right next step.
Building AI safety together in the Netherlands.
DNAIS connects researchers, practitioners, and institutions to grow a thoughtful, grounded AI safety community. Locally rooted, globally connected.
Overview
Start small, build trust, grow deliberately.
DNAIS is a field-building organisation that aims to establish a durable AI safety community in the Netherlands from the ground up.
We start with a simple premise: people in the Netherlands who want to contribute to reducing catastrophic AI risk should have a credible local place to begin, connect, and continue.
DNAIS is designed to complement the broader European and global ecosystem, not duplicate it. The role of the chapter is to make existing learning, collaboration, and career pathways more visible and more accessible locally.
For partners, DNAIS strengthens the talent pipeline, improves coordination, and helps ensure Dutch perspectives remain connected to wider AI safety efforts.
Connected to ENAIS
DNAIS is grounded in European coordination from the start, which keeps the chapter aligned with existing regional work.
Built for practicality
The early focus is on connections, programs, and opportunities that already exist and can be activated now.
Easy to join
A simple way for interested people to connect with DNAIS and hear about relevant next steps.
What We’re Starting With
A focused starting point for the Dutch AI safety community.
The initial DNAIS scope is intentionally narrow: help people find each other, help them find the right learning pathways, and make the Dutch AI safety community easier to participate in.
Building connections
Bring together the people and organisations that already care about AI safety in the Netherlands.
- Host meetups, discussions, and co-hosted events with aligned groups such as EA Netherlands and AI Safety Utrecht.
- Connect practitioners, students, and professionals across different disciplines and backgrounds.
- Begin mapping who is already working on or exploring AI safety so the community becomes easier to find and engage with.
Linking to learning and opportunities
Act as a practical bridge into high-quality programs rather than trying to recreate them locally.
- Point participants toward strong options such as AIS Collab and BlueDot Impact courses.
- Share opportunities for deeper learning, mentorship, research, and community involvement.
- Help people in the Netherlands plug into both local contacts and international AI safety pathways.
Approach
Connections, pathways, impact.
DNAIS is built around three reinforcing ideas: make the field easier to enter, make the next step clearer, and increase the number of people who move into meaningful work over time.
Connections
Lower the barrier to entry
Create regular touchpoints, trusted local relationships, and a sense of momentum for people who want to explore the field seriously.
Pathways
Make the next step obvious
Direct participants toward programs, mentorship, and opportunities that match their current level and goals.
Impact
Support long-term contribution
Increase the number of people who move into impactful research, governance, policy, or adjacent work that reduces catastrophic AI risk.
Roadmap
Building the foundations for a stronger Dutch network.
DNAIS will grow carefully, starting with practical ways for people to meet, learn, and contribute in the Netherlands.
Now
Make the network visible and active
Establish the chapter, communicate its purpose clearly, and create repeatable ways for people to get involved.
- Open a clear way for interested people to join the network.
- Run lightweight events and community touchpoints.
- Build a basic participant picture: who is interested, active, and looking for next steps.
Next
Strengthen coordination and pathways
Use the network to improve how people move from curiosity into deeper engagement and collaboration.
- Coordinate with European partners on learning and community opportunities.
- Support introductions, mentorship, and sharper referrals into existing programs.
- Identify where Dutch-specific support is genuinely missing.
Later
Grow with the community’s needs
Longer-term work will follow what the Dutch AI safety community needs most.
- Collaborate on policy engagement in coordination with European partners.
- Support research exchanges and visiting fellows.
- Contribute to the development of a stronger AI safety hub in the Netherlands if the ecosystem warrants it.
Get Involved
A place to begin, reconnect, or contribute.
Whether you are still exploring AI safety or already working in the field, DNAIS is meant to make local participation easier and more legible.
New to AI safety?
Use DNAIS as a structured first step into the field, then move into stronger programs once you know where you want to go.
Join the list, meet people locally, and start with established learning options such as BlueDot Impact.
Already further along?
Help shape the early Dutch network by showing up, sharing context, and improving local coordination.
DNAIS is strongest when experienced practitioners help make the early network more useful.
Partner or collaborator?
Use DNAIS to find aligned people, reduce duplication, and connect Dutch activity to the wider European ecosystem.
The chapter is designed to improve visibility and flow, not become a silo.
Next step
Help shape the first Dutch AI safety network.
DNAIS starts with practical community building: connecting people, clarifying pathways, and learning what the Dutch ecosystem actually needs.