The team behind AFFINE

Core Team

Roles have shifted as AFFINE has grown: the first seminar (spring 2026) was directed by Mateusz Bagiński, with Julia Persson and Noa “Ouro” Hölzer serving as core mentors.

Mateusz Bagiński

Founder

Jonas Hallgren

Generalist & Mentor

Julia Persson

Seminar Design

Noa “Ouro” Hölzer

Director

Pauliina Laine

Operations

Visiting Mentors

Participants get access to all mentors and are not restricted to a few depending on what they apply for.

Mentors of the 2026 seminar. Our mentors represent the frontier of conceptual AI alignment research – from foundational theory at MIRI to safety work at DeepMind, Anthropic and Astera Institute.