Bengüsu Özcan

Frontier AI Governance at Arq | Co-founder at AI Safety Turkiye | Published Novelist

Belgium

About

At Arq Foundation in Brussels, I work for ensuring societies and institutions are resilient for future AI trajectories and can capture the best possible outcomes for humanity, in Europe and beyond. Find more about my personal writing and published books at: bengusuozcan.com Find more about my co-founder role at AI Safety Türkiye at: aisafetyturkiye.org

Experience

  • Senior Researcher, Frontier AI Governance at Arq Foundation
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    I run projects across Arq's portfolio on frontier AI governance, safety, and international coordination, and lead our work on AI for science.

  • Co-Founder at AI Safety Türkiye
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Building a talent pipeline for global AI safety and governance careers

  • Advanced AI Researcher at Centre for Future Generations (CFG)
    Dec 2023 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Advanced AI governance, AI in scientific discovery, scenario-building for AI futures, international coordination for AI governance

  • Technical Recruiter at Fathom Radiant
    Mar 2022 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    I find and bring top-notch, mission-aligned talent that Fathom Radiant needs to achieve its breakthrough high-performance computing technology and use it for empowering the safest AI development pathways.

  • Product Management at Plentify
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 · 3 mos

    The Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and and Climate Change Summer Fellow: I worked as a product manager for Plentify, a smart energy optimization technology to strengthen South Africa's energy grid, as a summer internship for my MA degree.