# AI Welfare Seminars

Source: https://aiwelfareseminars.org/

Monthly online research talks on AI welfare, consciousness, and moral status.

Next talk

## [Saving Artificial Minds in 2027: Some Recent Trends in AI Welfare Research](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/saving-artificial-minds-in-2027/)

Dec 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC

[Leonard Dung](https://sites.google.com/view/leonard-dung/home) ([Ruhr-University Bochum](https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en))

This talk would, first, present key themes of my book Saving Artificial Minds (published in 2025) and then survey key developments in AI welfare research since then. I would also present some opinionated views on these topics that are based on my work since the book publication and some other theories I endorse.

[Register](https://luma.com/uojq0pb3) [Talk details](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/saving-artificial-minds-in-2027/) [Add to calendar](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/saving-artificial-minds-in-2027.ics)

## Past talks

2026

- Oct 13: [AI Welfare Without the Concept of Consciousness](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/ai-welfare-without-the-concept-of-consciousness/), Herman Cappelen (University of Hong Kong).
- Sep 15: [Do AIs take AI welfare seriously? An Agentic Benchmark of Unprompted Coercion](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/do-ais-take-ai-welfare-seriously/), Jasmine Brazilek (CaML) and Zoe Lu (Sentient Futures). [Watch](https://youtu.be/qesbNWgvwuQ) · [Transcript](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/do-ais-take-ai-welfare-seriously/#transcript)
- Aug 18: [Public Perceptions of AI Consciousness and Moral Status in the US and China](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/public-perceptions-of-ai-consciousness-and-moral-status/), Ali Ladak (University of Cambridge). [Watch](https://youtu.be/4ybPTE2r4x8) · [Transcript](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/public-perceptions-of-ai-consciousness-and-moral-status/#transcript)
- Jul 21: [Digital Minds: Preparing for a Moral Challenge Before It Arrives](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/digital-minds-preparing-for-a-moral-challenge/), Soenke Ziesche (member of UNESCO's AI Ethics Experts Without Borders). [Watch](https://youtu.be/6XQ6BvroX0A) · [Transcript](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/digital-minds-preparing-for-a-moral-challenge/#transcript)
- Jun 16: [Measuring Machine Consciousness](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/measuring-machine-consciousness/), Cameron Berg (Reciprocal Research). [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYBC_B2MKH0) · [Transcript](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/measuring-machine-consciousness/#transcript)
- May 19: [Next Steps for AI Welfare Research](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/next-steps-for-ai-welfare-research/), Jeff Sebo (New York University). [Watch](https://youtu.be/FTnnRUus0s4?t=43) · [Transcript](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/next-steps-for-ai-welfare-research/#transcript)

## 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 from consciousness science, philosophy, ethics, governance and safety.

[More about the series](https://aiwelfareseminars.org/about/)

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