Monthly online research talks on AI welfare, consciousness, and moral status.
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Digital Minds: Preparing for a Moral Challenge Before It Arrives
Jul 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC
Soenke Ziesche · UNESCO AI Ethics Experts Without Borders Network
In this talk it is argued that the ethical implications of digital minds extend far beyond the currently dominant focus on potential suffering of AI systems. Potential future digital minds are unlikely to resemble today's LLMs, nor are they likely to mirror human psychology.
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About this series
AI welfare is the study of whether and how AI systems have morally significant states, and what follows from the answers. This seminar series brings together researchers working across the field — consciousness science, philosophy, ethics, governance, and safety.
Each talk is a presentation with open Q&A, held monthly and online. Recordings are published afterwards.