# EA & AI Safety events in San Francisco Curated events for startup founders and investors, from Mimetic Events. Updated November 13, 2026. The next 30 days, soonest first, in local time. - Web page: https://events.trymimetic.com/events/ea/sf - Weekly email of this list: sign up on the web page above. - Just this week: https://events.trymimetic.com/events/ea/sf/this-week.md ## 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 - [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 ## 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 ## 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