AI Safety Papers Now 8% of Top ML Conferences—A 25‑Fold Surge Since 2019
An LLM classified every ICLR, ICML and NeurIPS paper from 2019‑2026, finding 2,328 safety‑focused works (4.2% overall, rising to 8.3% in 2026). Safety research now spans 17 subdomains, led by interpretability and alignment training, and the data are released via an interactive tracker.