Jeff Sebo: AI Sentience, Welfare and Moral Status

Written By Will Millership

In this episode, we spoke to Jeff Sebo of New York University. Jeff is the author of the recently published book The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters and Why. 

In it, he challenges us to expand our moral concern beyond the boundaries of species and substrate. He has also co-authored a number of papers arguing that AI welfare is an issue that needs to be taken seriously today. 

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Links:

  • The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters and Why. Book.

  • Jeff Sebo personal website.

  • Moral consideration for AI systems by 2030. (Paper).

  • Is there a tension between AI safety and AI welfare?. (Paper)

  • Prism website.

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