Interested in working with me part-time and remotely? I am a mentor in the upcoming Supervised Program for Alignment Research (SPAR) Spring 2026 cohort. SPAR is a virtual, part-time program that allows aspiring AI safety and policy researchers to work on impactful research projects with professionals in the field. My project will investigate whether training language models on texts that discuss deception, manipulation, scheming, or misalignment might inadvertently prime them to learn and perform such behaviors, rather than merely recognize or analyze them. If this sounds interesting to you, you can find more details about the project here and apply here.