We're excited to announce the launch of a new Discord server dedicated to discussing AI welfare. AI welfare refers to the potential for AI systems to be moral patients – because they're phenomenologically conscious, robustly agentic, or otherwise morally significant – and thus have the capacity to be benefited or harmed.[1] We think there's a gap in spaces for casual discussion about AI welfare, so we're creating this community to facilitate idea sharing among folks who are interested in it.
Some things we're interested in:
- Identifying important questions and low-hanging fruit
- Designing experiments to understand AI preferences and experiences
- Philosophical frameworks underpinning AI moral status
If you want to work on these questions, are interested in digital minds, or just want to be at the forefront of a hot new EA cause area, come join us!
Join link: https://discord.gg/RaETHWag9h
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https://eleosai.org/post/taking-ai-welfare-seriously/