Embrace The Void

AI Welfare with Jeff Sebo

July 29, 2026·1h 11m
Episode Description from the Publisher

My returning guest this week is Jeff Sebo, associate professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University. He’s recently coauthored two articles on AI Welfare, taking AI welfare seriously in 2024 and Studying AI Welfare Empirically. We discuss the challenges of getting people to care about this issue and what it might mean if non-sentient AI are still moral patients.Taking AI Welfare Seriously: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00986Studying AI Welfare Empirically: https://nonhumanminds.org/studying-ai-welfare-empirically/?trk=public_post_comment-textMusic by GW RodriguezEditing by Adam WikSibling Pod:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org.Next Episode: Moral Realism with Allegedly Ian

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