Sentient Futures Summit Bay Area 2026

Sentient Futures Summit (SFS) Bay Area 2026 is a three-day conference exploring the impacts of AI on sentient non-humans, both biological (i.e. animals) and potentially artificial. 

Taking place in San Francisco the weekend of February 6-8th – a week before EAG Bay Area 2026 – it will build on the success of Sentient Futures’ previous AI, Animals and Digital Minds events in London and NYC, and the AI for Animals Bay Area conference. 

Hosting 200-300 attendees, SFS will bring together thought leaders with backgrounds in philosophy, animal welfare science, industry, AI ethics/safety, and government/policy.

Already on our list of attendees, we have:

• Lewis Bollard (Farm Animal Welfare Program Director, Open Philanthropy)
• David Meyer (CEO, Food Systems Innovation)
• David Pearce (Co-founder, Humanity+)
• Jan Leike (Alignment Lead, Anthropic)
• Josh Balk (Co-Founder, The Accountability Board)

The agenda will include: 

• Talks and lightning talks (Apply to speak here)
• Participant-driven unconference discussions 
• An organization fair (Apply to participate here)
• Networking sessions and opportunities for 1:1s 
• Satellite events, including coworking and an afterparty. 

For a free or discounted ticket, you can also:

• Apply to volunteer
• Apply for a scholarship

We hope to see you there!

• Watch this highlights video to get a vibe of our events.

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to Jonah at [email protected]