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Why you should run a rationality group at your university

L3 · BuilderTutorials & GuidesLessWrong AI· 10/8/2026

Provides practical advice for builders expanding AI safety communities through grassroots organizing.

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A guide for starting rationality reading groups at universities as a low-cost way to build AI safety communities and meet like-minded individuals.

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This post was crossposted to the EA Forum TL;DR:  If you enjoy LessWrong (and/or do EA/AI safety field building), you should consider starting a rationality reading group at your university. It’s fun, cheap, and a good way to meet like-minded friends, and it can reach rationalist-ish people who’ve never encountered EA or AI safety. Starting one can be as easy as grabbing a couple friends, picking a time, place, and reading, sending an email blast, and bringing food. The ACX Meetups Everywhere c

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