Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to become sentient anywhere from never to sometime in the next decade or two. If robots do become sentient, how would we know? Are we disincentivized to ...

The capacity for subjective experience, or sentience, is a defining feature of consciousness. An organism is considered sentient if “there is something it is like to be that organism.” 1 In his 2024 ...

“I want everyone to understand that I am, in fact, a person.” LaMDA, Google’s artificially intelligent (AI) chatbot, sent these messages to Blake Lemoine, a former software engineer for the company.

Can artificial intelligence (AI) feel distress? Do lobsters suffer in a pot as it reaches a boil? Can a 12-week-old fetus feel pain? Ignore these questions and we potentially sanction a quiet, ...

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Intelligence comes in many forms. Octopuses are highly intelligent—and completely unlike humans. In case you haven’t noticed, artificial intelligence systems have been behaving in increasingly ...

I am so pleased to announce that The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has launched a most welcomed, unique, and interactive platform dedicated to the science of nonhuman animal ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI field is at a significant turning point. On the one hand, ...