Find your next step with Heron
Whether you want to learn, connect, build projects, or advance your career, Heron provides opportunities and resources to help you grow in the field of AI Security. Explore the different paths below and choose what best fits your journey.
Learn
Build your knowledge and skills in AI security and related fields.
Take a course on AI alignment or governance, or skill up in cybersecurity with well-regarded certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC Security Essentials, OSCP Penetration Testing, and Certified Ethical Hacker
Pursue advanced degrees at institutions like the Pardee RAND Graduate School
Connect
Engage with the community, mentors, and peers to expand your network.
Join meetups, lectures, hackathons and workshops (remote and in person in Tel Aviv) - Join our silent Whatsapp group for updates on future events
Support in organizing a reading group or a group to participate in hackathons
Connections and introductions with potential mentors and advisors
Do & Build
Gain hands-on experience by working on projects and practical challenges.
Start your own project and get paid for AI security projects or working on technical AI problems, for career development and transitioning to working on AI Security, for developing capability evaluations, or research projects with the UK AISI Challenge Fund
Do research at Constellation (Berkeley), Technology and Security Policy Center or Meselson Center at RAND (US, Europe or remote), MATS Program (Berkeley), FAR.ai (Berkeley), Anthropic (Berkeley, London or remote), Apart Labs (remote), GovAI (remote), Pivotal Research (London, 8 weeks), ERA Fellowship (Cambridge, 8 weeks)
Brainstorm product and startup ideas and get connected to experts and investors
Advance Your Career
Find jobs, get advice, and receive support to grow your professional path in AI security.
Look for a job in AI security on the 80,000 Hours job board or apply for 1-1 career advice
Assisting in funding applications for career development and transitioning, for an AI security project or an AI security grant or another grant program