The AI Governance Taskforce is a 12-week, part-time, remote research programme for experienced professionals seeking to transition into careers focused on frontier AI governance and catastrophic AI risk reduction. Participants work in multidisciplinary research teams on policy-relevant projects with guidance from experienced research leaders and experts in AI governance, policy, security, and risk. Expert and Research NetworkThe programme involves guidance and collaboration with experts connected to organisations and initiatives in the AI governance and AI safety ecosystem. Examples mentioned in the programme description include:UK AI Security InstituteGovAIMIT’s AI Risk InitiativeOther experts and organisations working on AI governance and riskThese connections provide participants with exposure to current thinking and research practices in frontier AI policy. AI governance research can contribute to questions such as:How should advanced AI systems be regulated?