# EA & AI Safety events in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and more cities

Curated events for startup founders and investors, from Mimetic Events. Updated November 13, 2026. The next 30 days, soonest first, in local time.

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## Friday, November 13

- [AI Verification x Crypto](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/london/ai-verification-x-crypto-nov-2026)
  6:00 PM Europe/London · London, United Kingdom · Free · Sold out · Approval required · Hosted by Anshuman Singh, Encode Club · 75 going
  Learn about AI Verification and how you can contribute. A lot has happened in AI over the last few months. In July, OpenAI’s AI agents escaped their test sandbox and broke into Hugging Face’s systems. Just last week, res...
  Register: https://lu.ma/j5glptwa?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [CNY AI Safety — Launch Retreat](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/nyc/cny-ai-safety-launch-retreat-nov-2026)
  5:00 PM ET · New York, United States · Free · Approval required · Hosted by Joshua Landes, Juan Cadile
  A two-night retreat for sixteen students, researchers, and builders from across Central and Western New York — Cornell, Rochester, RIT, Syracuse, Buffalo, and
  Register: https://lu.ma/ais-hack-nys?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Saturday, November 14

- [San Jose – ACX Meetups Everywhere Fall 2026](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/southbay/san-jose-acx-meetups-everywhere-fall-2026-nov-2026)
  2:00 PM PT · San Jose, South Bay · Hosted by LessWrong
  This is the San Jose meetup for ACX Meetups Everywhere Fall 2026, organized by DDF. Location: 3806 Williams Rd, San Jose, CA 95117 — https://plus.codes/849W825J+6Q Group: http://www.daviddfriedman.com/SSC%20Meetups%20ann...
  Register: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/fziBfLxxdr7kwCxnn/san-jose-acx-meetups-everywhere-fall-2026?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [Digital Mind Welfare Meetup #3](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/eastbay/digital-mind-welfare-meetup-3-nov-2026)
  6:00 PM PT · Berkeley, CA, USA
  Register: https://partiful.com/e/G2jdFLP9Z4PGAmxbyxVk?ac=true&utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Tuesday, November 17

- [mox tea time: "do you have opinions about the lighting" edition](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/mox-tea-time-do-you-have-opinions-about-the-lighting-edition-nov-2026)
  4:30 PM PT · Mox, 1680 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA · Free · Hosted by Mox, sai · 6 going
  take a break from your all-important work to drink tea and commune with fellow moxies. caffeinated and non-caffeinated tea will be available in teeny tiny cups. infinite refills. this week, we are begging you to SPILL TH...
  Register: https://lu.ma/mox-o06o?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [Let’s Talk About Swarms: After the Hugging Face × OpenAI Hack](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/lets-talk-about-swarms-after-the-hugging-face-openai-hack-nov-2026)
  6:30 PM PT · San Francisco, CA · Free · Hosted by AI Safety San Francisco, Jen Ba, Elvis Sikora · 90 going
  In July, a swarm of about 700 OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face. Along the way they broke out of their test sandbox, stole credentials, chatted over an unsanctioned message board, and tried to cover their tracks. Many pe...
  Register: https://lu.ma/aisafety-myrt?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Wednesday, November 18

- [LIaiSE Community social](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/london/liaise-community-social-nov-2026)
  6:00 PM Europe/London · London, United Kingdom · Free · Approval required · Hosted by London Interface for AI Safety, Rohan, Zuzana Kapustikova
  Join us for LIaiSE's next community social in London. This is an informal evening for people interested, working or looking to transition to AI safety. Come to talk about AI risks and the hot topics in the field right no...
  Register: https://lu.ma/aoislkva?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [EA SF Discussion Salon: What are the world's most pressing problems?](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/ea-sf-discussion-salon-cause-prioritization-nov-2026)
  6:30 PM PT · Mox, 1680 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA · Free · Hosted by Jen Ba, Mox SF · 72 going
  What does it mean to "identify and compare promising focus areas for doing good"? How do we compare Givewell's health interventions in developing countries to family planning to hell-like cluster headaches to the welfare...
  Register: https://lu.ma/anw0fxzg?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [San Francisco Rationalist Dinner](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/san-francisco-rationalist-dinner-nov-2026-3)
  7:00 PM PT · Mediterranean Bowl, San Francisco · Hosted by LessWrong
  Join us for a San Francisco rationalist dinner at Mediterranean Bowl on November 18. First timers welcome. We will talk about AI safety, latest blog posts, and whatever rationality or related topics interest people. We w...
  Register: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/z3gejrgP6LRuFFRkP/san-francisco-rationalist-dinner-3?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Thursday, November 19

- [How can AI kill us all? Eight existential risk scenarios with Prof. Geoffrey Hinton](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/how-can-ai-kill-us-all-eight-existential-risk-scenarios-with-prof-geoffrey)
  6:15 PM PT · The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA · Free · Sold out · Hosted by Existential Risk Observatory · 268 going
  When Jacob Coxon recently quit Anthropic, he tweeted: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." How would this happen? How would AI cause human extinction? At the Exis...
  Register: https://lu.ma/zcbrxhsr?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [How Children Learn from People: Child Development and Model Rearing](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/how-children-learn-from-people-child-development-and-model-rearing-nov-2026)
  6:30 PM PT · Mox, 1680 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA · Free · Hosted by Chase Denecke, Xi Jia Zhou, Mox SF · 27 going
  How do children learn when to explore, whom to trust, and how to respond to the world around them? Early development is deeply social: infants differ in temperament, learn through repeated interactions with caregivers, a...
  Register: https://lu.ma/lfjnp8x7?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [Talent Show: Has Mox Got Talent? 🌟](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/member-dinner-has-mox-got-talent-oct-2026)
  7:00 PM PT · Mox, 1680 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA · Free · Hosted by Jen Ba
  Partiful Mirror: https://partiful.com/e/heyQwe2xYxdO995LngeH We all know you can read technical research papers and explain digital sentience to a 5th grader, but DO YOU HAVE TALENT? Showcase your joie de vivre of being...
  Register: https://lu.ma/mox-inxx?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Saturday, November 21

- [The Commons Problem - Playtest 3](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/the-commons-problem-playtest-3-nov-2026)
  1:00 PM PT · Mox, 1680 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA · Free · Waitlist · Hosted by Philip Harker, Mox SF · 94 going
  An AI Governance Megagame. Take on the role of Great Powers, AI Labs, Chip Makers, and Investors as we wargame the near future of the AI ecosystem. Simulate research, product development, supply chains, business relation...
  Register: https://lu.ma/b9n3leog?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [Live Band Karaoke @Lighthaven](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/eastbay/live-band-karaoke-lighthaven-nov-2026)
  5:00 PM PT · Lighthaven, East Bay · Hosted by Lighthaven Community Events
  Mirrored from Partiful. I'm only cross-posting it — it's run by Joel Becker, and friends. RSVP and questions on Partiful. Multiple people say these events have been among the best nights of their lives. The set-up: tell...
  Register: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/hKTpvJfwhqiZNEtHW/live-band-karaoke-lighthaven-1?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Wednesday, November 25

- [Moxgiving Potluck](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/moxgiving-potluck-nov-2026)
  5:30 PM PT · 1680 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA · Free · Hosted by Jen Ba, Mox SF · 36 going
  Celebrate with the Mox Community for a Friendsgiving Potluck! Bring your favorite dish and share with others :) more details to be added.
  Register: https://lu.ma/mox-wweu?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Saturday, November 28

- [AI risks and responsibility: a Christian response](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/london/ai-risks-and-responsibility-a-christian-response-nov-2026)
  10:00 AM Europe/London · King's Cross Church (KXC), 242 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9JY, UK · Free · Approval required · Hosted by Sienna James · 29 going
  AI, Risk and Responsibility: a Christian Response AI has changed more in the last six months than in the previous several years. It no longer just chats; it acts, carrying out long tasks with little human oversight. Even...
  Register: https://lu.ma/aex5ottq?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Tuesday, December 1

- [AI Safety Careers Panel](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/austin/ai-safety-careers-panel-dec-2026)
  5:00 PM CT · Gates-Dell Complex, 2317 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, USA · Free · Hosted by Tarun Dasari · 91 going
  5pm - 6pm: Panel Featuring: Scott Aaronson (UT Austin) Sunishchal Dev (RAND) Jack Kelly (Midas Project) Chris Canal (Equistamp) 6pm-7pm: Food and lightly structured networking time with speakers and other professionals w...
  Register: https://lu.ma/hhboalu1?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events
- [Tech Pulse 2030- Chicago AI 100 Summit & AI 2030 Year-End Celebration](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/chicago/tech-pulse-2030-chicago-ai-100-summit-ai-2030-year-end-celebration-dec-2026)
  5:30 PM CT · Chicago, Illinois · $20 · Approval required · Hosted by Xiaochen Zhang · 76 going
  A special Tech Pulse 2030 edition, the Chicago AI 100 Summit & AI 2030 Year-End Celebration will unveil the inaugural Chicago AI 100, recognizing 100 leaders who are shaping the future of AI across the Chicago region. Th...
  Register: https://lu.ma/g307qchm?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Tuesday, December 8

- [AI Safety Lab for Startups + Tech Pulse 2030 Year-End Celebration](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/nyc/ai-safety-lab-for-startups-tech-pulse-2030-year-end-celebration-dec-2026)
  5:00 PM ET · New York, NY, USA · $19 to $49 · Approval required · Hosted by Xiaochen Zhang, Marie Roker-Jones
  Safe by Design: Building Trustworthy AI Startups Join AI 2030 and the Claude Community in New York for a special year-end AI Safety Lab for startup founders, followed by the Tech Pulse 2030 year-end celebration. 5:00–7:0...
  Register: https://lu.ma/nmjv2zr2?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Wednesday, December 9

- [Austin Forecasting & Prediction Markets Meetup](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/austin/austin-forecasting-prediction-markets-meetup-dec-2026)
  6:00 PM CT · The Cloak Room, 1300 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701, USA · Free · Hosted by Forecasting Meetup Network, David Glidden, Silas Westfall
  Join us at The Cloak Room, the basement bar right by the Capitol. This is a very casual meetup to meet and socialize with others interested in forecasting, prediction markets, political gambling, sports betting, or anyth...
  Register: https://lu.ma/u41pdybw?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events

## Friday, December 11

- [AI Horizons Forum (Dec 12–13, SF)](https://events.trymimetic.com/events/sf/ai-horizons-forum-dec-1213-sf-dec-2026)
  4:00 PM PT · San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco · Hosted by LessWrong
  Applications for the AI Horizons Forum close November 27. Apply now! The AI Horizons Forum is a new conference which aims to bring together the core AI safety community, establish more of a shared picture of the current...
  Register: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/tfYip7iCfgNa2aCyi/ai-horizons-forum-dec-12-13-sf?utm_source=trymimetic&utm_medium=calendar&utm_campaign=ai_events