MATS 9 Retrospective & Advice — LessWrong

I couldn’t find a recent write-up from a MATS alum about what attending MATS was like, so this is the thing that I wish I had. I attended MATS from J…

x MATS 9 Retrospective & Advice — LessWrong AI Alignment Fieldbuilding MATS Program Productivity Practical AI Personal Blog 2026 Top Fifty: 14 % 200 MATS 9 Retrospective & Advice by beyarkay (Boyd Kane) 15th May 2026 Linkpost for boydkane.com 21 min read 11 200 I couldn’t find a recent write-up from a MATS alum about what attending MATS was like, so this is the thing that I wish I had. I attended MATS from January to March 2026, on Team Shard with Alex Turner and Alex Cloud. It was a great time! Applications for MATS are basically on a rolling basis nowadays, and I can strongly recommend apply

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