Lens Academy Become a Navigator

Volunteer with Lens Academy

Guide the next wave of AI safety learners

Become a Lens Academy navigator and help small groups make sense of AI risk, in a few hours a week.

Apply to navigate What is a navigator?

Fully remote · A few hours a week · No expertise required

What is a navigator?

Navigators are volunteers who guide weekly small-group discussions for a cohort. Each week your group works through the material, then meets online for a friendly, guided conversation that you lead.

You don't need to be an AI safety expert. You're supported by structured discussion materials, the Lens Tutor, and the Lens Academy team. Your job isn't to lecture. It's to keep the conversation warm, curious, and on track so everyone gets the most out of the material.

Why navigate?

A meaningful way to spend a few hours a week.

Real impact

Directly help people understand AI risk and decide how they want to act on it.

Grow your network

Join a community of navigators and people working on AI safety around the world.

Build real skills

Facilitation, leadership, and communication you can carry into any part of your life.

Something for your CV

A concrete, referenceable role in AI safety that shows real commitment.

Low commitment

A few hours a week, fully remote and flexible around your schedule.

Learn as you lead

Deepen your own understanding of AI risk by guiding others through it.

What's involved?

A light, bounded commitment across a 6-week cohort. Here's a typical week.

~3 hrs per week
  • Read & prep the material ~1h
  • Review the discussion guide ~0.5h
  • Guide your group meeting ~1.5h

One guided group meeting a week, plus light prep. Fully remote, over a 6-week cohort.

Who we're looking for

There's no formal expertise or teaching background required. Just commitment and warmth.

  • You're motivated and care about getting AI safety right.
  • You're comfortable guiding a friendly, curious discussion.
  • You can commit a few hours a week for the length of a cohort.
  • You want to help others think clearly, not push a particular view.

How it works

Four simple steps from applying to guiding your first group.

  1. 1

    Apply

    Fill out a short application to tell us a little about yourself and your availability.

  2. 2

    Onboarding

    Complete a short, guided onboarding so you know exactly what to expect and how we support you.

  3. 3

    Get matched

    We match you with a group based on your availability and start date.

  4. 4

    Guide the cohort

    Lead your group's weekly discussions with full support from the team the whole way through.

Ready to help?

Guide a group, grow real skills, and help people make sense of one of the biggest questions of our time.

Apply to navigate

A few hours a week · Fully remote · No expertise required