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Transformative AI and Society Reading Group

The Transformative AI and Society Reading Group, organised by AI Safety Hub Nigeria, is a free, six-week virtual programme exploring these questions through interdisciplinary readings and discussions. We will examine how society shapes AI development and deployment, how AI may transform society, and what this means for our collective future.

The programme welcomes people from all backgrounds. No technical background or prior AI safety experience is required.

Programme details

Duration: Six weeks

Format: Virtual

Session length: Approximately 90 minutes per week

Start: November 2026

Let's start with your personal details

Which country are you currently based in?

What is your current academic or professional background?

How familiar are you with AI and its societal implications?

I'm just beginning to explore the topic.

I have some familiarity and would like to learn more.

I have explored these questions through study, work, or independent reading.

I have substantial experience studying or working on related topics.

How familiar are you with AI safety?

I'm new to AI safety.

I have a basic understanding of AI safety.

I have completed courses, programmes, or independent study related to AI safety.

I actively engage with AI safety through research, work, or community activities.

What interests you about the relationship between AI and society?

Which questions or themes would you most like to explore?

Select all that apply

How AI might transform society and everyday life

Social change, culture, and human relationships

Power, authority, and institutions

AI, inequality, and the distribution of wealth and opportunity

AI and the future of work

Human agency, identity, and wellbeing

How society shapes AI development and deployment

AI safety, governance, and the future of increasingly capable AI

Other

How might this reading group be helpful to you?

Can you commit to participating in the six-week programme, with one virtual session of approximately 90 minutes per week and associated readings?

Yes

I may need some flexibility.