Social Progress Fellowship

Atlanta GA In-person Rolling applications for Spring Summer & Fall 2026

AI is about to reshape every institution that matters government agencies nonprofits school districts workforce programs small businesses on Main Street. Right now the organizations with the least resources are the last to get access. Thats backwards. And were going to fix it.

The Social Progress Fellow will bring Obvious to the frontiers of society where AI can do the most good. Youll work with state workforce agencies to put Obvious in the hands of people who just got laid off helping them find jobs start businesses and reskill for an economy thats changing faster than any training program can keep up with. Youll partner with nonprofits community organizations and small businesses that dont have an AI strategy because nobodys built one for them yet.

This isnt charity work. Its infrastructure work. Youll build partnerships with Google Anthropic OpenAI Amazon and others to get the cost of AI tokens covered so that access isnt gated by budget. Youll navigate policy conversations with state and local government. Youll organize communities. And youll ship building the actual workflows templates and programs that put AI to work for people who need it most.

This isnt a 9-to-5. Its intense fast iteration high expectations and a lot of building and shipping. If that sounds exhausting this isnt for you. If that sounds like exactly what youve been looking for keep reading.

What Youll Do

Build government partnerships Work with state workforce agencies unemployment offices and economic development programs to integrate Obvious into public services. Youll navigate procurement write proposals run pilots and prove that AI can help displaced workers find jobs build skills and start businesses.

Secure token sponsorships Partner with AI labs and cloud providers Google Anthropic OpenAI Amazon and others to subsidize or cover the cost of AI compute for civic and nonprofit users. Youll build the case negotiate the terms and manage the relationships that make free or low-cost access possible.

Work with nonprofits and community organizations Identify nonprofits workforce development orgs community colleges and social enterprises that would benefit from AI. Youll run workshops build custom workflows and help these organizations do more with less.

Support small businesses Work with Main Street businesses minority-owned enterprises and small business development centers to bring AI-powered tools to people who are building something with limited resources. Youll show them whats possible and help them get there.

Shape policy Engage with policymakers civic tech groups and government innovation offices. Youll contribute to conversations about AI access digital equity and workforce transformation and youll bring real implementation experience to the table not just talking points.

Program manage across all of it This role spans partnerships community policy and building. Youll manage multiple workstreams track progress coordinate stakeholders and keep everything moving. Youll build the systems to scale what starts as pilots into programs.

Build always build Use Obvious to create the workflows templates and tools that make all of this work. Reskilling programs for displaced workers. Grant-writing assistants for nonprofits. Business planning tools for first-time founders. Youll ship things that people actually use.

What Were Looking For

Mission-driven operator You care deeply about equity access and the role technology plays in society. But youre not just passionate youre effective. You get things done in complex environments with lots of stakeholders.

Comfortable in government and institutional settings Youve worked with or around government nonprofits or civic organizations. You understand how these institutions make decisions and you have the patience and persistence to work within those systems while pushing them forward.

Partnership builder You know how to walk into a room whether its a state agency a foundation or a tech companys social impact team and leave with a commitment. You build trust fast and follow through.

Community organizer at heart You know how to bring people together around a shared cause. Youve organized something a campaign a program a coalition a community group. You understand what it takes to mobilize people and sustain momentum.

Policy-literate You can read a government RFP understand a workforce development program and speak the language of public policy without losing the thread of what actually matters: getting tools into peoples hands.

Builder Youre not afraid of the product. Youll use Obvious to build workflows create demos and ship tools. You dont need to be an engineer but you need to be someone who learns fast and builds with AI.

Scrappy and resourceful The playbook for this role doesnt exist. Youll write it. Youll figure out how to get meetings with the right people how to run a pilot with a state agency how to convince a foundation to fund AI access. You dont wait for permission.

Relentlessly hardworking This role is intense fast iteration high expectations and a lot of building and shipping. Youre driven to do exceptional work.

New grad or no degree Capability matters more than credentials. But you cant be a current student this is a full-time commitment.

What Youll Get

Meaningful work from day one You wont be writing memos about impact. Youll be in unemployment offices community centers and city halls making it happen. The work is real the stakes are real and the people youll help are real.

Access to major partners Youll work directly with social impact and partnership teams at Google Anthropic OpenAI Amazon and others. The relationships you build here open doors that dont open easily.

Policy and government exposure Youll learn how government works from the inside procurement pilots policy conversations. That experience is rare for someone early in their career and invaluable for whatever comes next.

Travel and field work Youll be based in Atlanta but travel to state capitals community organizations and partner offices across the country. Expect 30-40% travel.

A front-row seat to what AI can really do Not just for tech companies and enterprises. For the people and institutions that hold society together. Youll see what happens when powerful tools reach the people who need them most.

Career-defining experience Youll graduate as one of the first people in the industry who knows how to bring AI to civic and nonprofit institutions at scale a skillset thats about to be in enormous demand as every government agency foundation and community organization figures out their AI strategy.

Logistics

Location: Atlanta GA (home base in-person required this isnt remote-friendly)

Travel: 30-40% (state capitals community organizations partner offices)

Term: 3-month term extendable based on performance and business needs

Hours: 40/week minimum

Pay: $10500 if calculated over 3 months

Experience: New grads or no degree required. But NOT current college students.

Start: Spring Summer and Fall 2026 cohorts

How to Apply

Step 1: Apply here and get access
Apply here and if approved youll get access to Obvious with no waitlist.

Step 2: Build something impressive
Use Obvious to create a project that shows how youd approach this role. Map out a state workforce partnership. Draft a proposal to get AI tokens sponsored for a nonprofit. Design a reskilling program for displaced workers. Build a workflow that helps a small business owner do something they couldnt do before. Whatever demonstrates that you can think about systems build with AI and move institutions.

Step 3: Share your project
Add and to your project with chat history enabled. We want to see your thought process how you researched strategized and built. The conversation matters as much as the output.

Step 4: Well reach out
If we like what we see well schedule two quick 30-minute the first be prepared to walk us through your project and iterate on it live. Were looking for how you think about complex systems and stakeholders.

No resume. No cover letter. Just show us how youd bring AI to the people who need it most.

The Bottom Line

The biggest risk with AI isnt that itll be too powerful. Its that itll only be powerful for people who can already afford it. The gap between who has access to AI and who doesnt is growing and it maps almost perfectly onto the gaps that already exist in our economy and society.

This fellowship exists because we believe thats a solvable problem. Not with white papers or panel discussions with actual partnerships actual tools and actual programs that put AI in the hands of displaced workers small business owners nonprofit leaders and government agencies.

Youll spend three months proving that the most meaningful use of AI isnt making rich companies richer its making powerful tools available to everyone. Youll build the playbook for how a technology company shows up in civic life. And youll come out the other side as one of the most uniquely qualified people in the industry.

If you believe AI should work for everyone and youre ready to prove it this is your shot.

Apply now. We review applications on a rolling basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Obvious AI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex national origin age disability genetic information or any other protected characteristic under federal state or local law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications merit and business needs.

Legalese: This is a paid internship position. As a non-exempt hourly employee you are eligible for overtime pay at 1.5x your hourly rate for hours worked over 40 per week. As an employer with fewer than 50 full-time employees Obvious AI is not required to provide health insurance or other benefits under federal or state law and benefits are not offered for this internship position. Specific employment terms will be detailed in the offer letter.

Apply now. We review applications on a rolling basis.