We are happy to announce that the ESPR team is running two immersive summer workshops for mathematically talented students this year: A classic applied rationality camp, ESPR, and PAIR, a new program focusing on AI and cognition:
 

• Program on AI and Reasoning (PAIR) for students with an interest in artificial intelligence, cognition, and reasoning in general. 
  • The workshop aims to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of how current AI systems work, mathematical theories about cognition and human minds, and how the two relate. Additionally, the workshop teaches thinking and meta-cognitive tools related to creativity, motivation, collaboration, and ability to drive and lead independent inquiry. Alumni of the camp should be in a better position to think about AI independently, understand state-of-art research, and come up with their own research ideas or AI projects. See the curriculum details.
  • Students who are 16-20 years old
  • August 3rd - August 13th in Cambridge, United Kingdom

• European Summer Program on Rationality (ESPR) for students with a desire to understand themselves and the world, and interest in applied rationality.
  • The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, from game theory, cryptography, and mathematical logic, to AI, styles of communication, and cognitive science. The goal of the program is to help students hone rigorous, quantitative skills as they acquire a toolbox of useful concepts and practical techniques applicable in all walks of life. See the content details.
  • Students who are 16-19 years old
  • August 17th - August 27th in Oxford, United Kingdom

We strongly encourage all teenage LessWrong readers with an interest in these topics to apply.

Both programs are free for accepted students, travel scholarships available. Apply to both camps here. First application deadline: April 16th.

If you know students aged 16-20 years who might enjoy these camps, please send them this link with an overview of both camp: https://espr.camp/2023-camps.