Activities
Fellowship
An invitation-only community for exceptional contributors.
The Thinking About Thinking Fellowship is a selective, invitation-only programme for individuals who have demonstrated exceptional intellectual engagement, contribution, and leadership within the Thinking About Thinking community.
The Fellowship is designed to support early-career researchers, engineers, and thinkers working across the sciences of intelligence by providing deeper access to dialogue, community, and long-term intellectual exchange.
Unlike open programmes or competitive funding schemes, the Fellowship is built on trust, contribution, and continuity.
The Fellowship Model
The Fellowship represents the second layer of the Thinking About Thinking community.
The Ambassador Programme is open and global, focused on participation and community building
The Fellowship is selective and private, focused on depth, responsibility, and sustained engagement
Fellows are not chosen through a public application process. Instead, they are invited based on sustained contribution to Thinking About Thinking’s activities, discussions, and values.
What Fellowship Offers
Fellows receive access to a set of opportunities designed to support serious intellectual development and long-term engagement.
Fellows receive:
Access to private, Fellow-only seminars
Small, closed-door discussions with invited speakers and peers.Priority and VIP access to events
Including AE Global Summit, Neuromonster, workshops, and salons.Direct engagement with speakers and organisers
Including researchers, practitioners, and institutional leaders involved in Thinking About Thinking activities.A long-term intellectual community
Fellows remain part of the Fellowship beyond a single year, contributing to continuity and institutional memory.
The Fellowship is intentionally flexible. There are no mandatory outputs, quotas, or performance metrics.
Who Becomes a Fellow?
The Fellowship is intended for individuals who demonstrate:
Intellectual seriousness
A commitment to careful thinking, clarity, and engagement with complex ideas.Sustained contribution
Meaningful involvement in Thinking About Thinking activities over time.Interdisciplinary openness
Willingness to engage across disciplines, perspectives, and methods.Generosity and reliability
Contributing to discussion, community, and collective understanding.
Fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds, including:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Neuroscience and cognitive science
Computer science and engineering
Mathematics, information theory, and theory
Psychology, biology, and complex systems
Support the future of intelligence research and understanding