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Lighthaven is the physical venue supporting Lightcone Infrastructure's mission; relevant for those seeking information about AI safety community events, in-person programs, or the organizational ecosystem around alignment research.

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Lighthaven is a Berkeley-based conference and residential campus operated by Lightcone Infrastructure, designed to provide physical infrastructure for the AI safety and rationality communities. Established in 2023, it hosts major events like MATS, Manifest, and LessOnline, serving as a hub for in-person collaboration on AI safety and long-term flourishing.

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•Operated by Lightcone Infrastructure in Berkeley, CA, purpose-built to support AI safety and rationality community gatherings.
•Has hosted significant events including MATS (ML Alignment Theory Scholars), Manifest, and LessOnline since opening in 2023.
•Functions as essential physical infrastructure enabling in-person coordination among researchers and community members.
•Balances intellectual rigor with accessibility, making it a welcoming space for both established researchers and newcomers.
•Represents a community investment in sustained, co-located collaboration as a complement to online discourse.

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# Lighthaven

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**Lighthaven** is a campus in Berkeley, California operated by [Lightcone Infrastructure](https://www.lesswrong.com/w/lightcone-infrastructure), designed to host events and programs focused on improving humanity's long-term trajectory. Since its establishment in 2023, it has hosted numerous key conferences and programs (including [MATS](https://www.lesswrong.com/w/mats-program), [Manifest](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qhdzkzC7sBq3MHhKs/come-to-manifest-2024-june-7-9-in-berkeley), [LessOnline](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yvrkBxb5Lp9XY3t7f/lessonline-may-31-june-2-berkeley-ca)) and serves as key in-person infrastructure for the rationality and AI safety communities.

> "Lighthaven felt rambly and wondrous and fun without being pretentious? Felt like an incredibly-well-executed, 11-of-10 house party venue (laudatory) crossed with Disneyland." - Manifest attendee

For more information, see the [Lighthaven website](https://www.lighthaven.space/) and [Lightcone's 2024 update post](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5n2ZQcbc7r4R8mvqc/the-lightcone-is-nothing-without-its-people#Lighthaven).

## See Also

- [Lightcone Infrastructure](https://www.lesswrong.com/w/lightcone-infrastructure)
- [The SF Bay Area](https://www.lesswrong.com/w/the-sf-bay-area)

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**Lighthaven** is a campus in Berkeley, California operated by [Lightcone Infrastructure](https://www.alignmentforum.org/w/lightcone-infrastructure), designed to host events and programs focused on improving humanity's long-term trajectory. Since its establishment in 2023, it has hosted numerous key conferences and programs (including [MATS](https://www.alignmentforum.org/w/mats-program), [Manifest](https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/qhdzkzC7sBq3MHhKs/come-to-manifest-2024-june-7-9-in-berkeley), [LessOnline](https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/yvrkBxb5Lp9XY3t7f/lessonline-may-31-june-2-berkeley-ca)) and serves as key in-person infrastructure for the rationality and AI saf

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