In July 2025, the ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ was published: the EU AI Actโs Code of Practice.
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We're thrilled to announce the winners of the ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป! ๐
Thank you to everyone who participated and to Compassion Aligned Machine Learning for their invaluable partnership, we were blown away by the quality of entries. ๐
๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐!
We hosted:
ย ย โข ๐ Over 130 attendees at our Friday conference
ย ย โข ๐ 70 attendees at our weekend unconference
ย ย โข ๐ Over 20 pre-arranged talks, workshops and meet-ups
ย ย โข ๐ Over 40 attendee-organised unconference sessions
A huge thank you to our volunteers for their dedicated work, to Ambitious Impact for their wonderful office space, and to Csenge Kertesi, Rae Phillips-Smith and Anna Travinskaia for their photography and media throughout the weekend.
We are honoured to have such a vibrant, kind and ambitious community. Together, we're building a future for all who feel.
โจ ๐ช๐ฒ'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ!
ย ย โข @birchlse is Professor of Philosophy and Director of The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience at the London School of Economics.
ย ย โข @chris_percy ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ is the fundamental consciousness lead at the Consciousness Foundation. His multi-disciplinary approach spans transformative technologies, economic analysis, and analytical philosophy.
ย ย โข ๐๐ฟ. ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ is an award-winning philosopher, author, and lecturer at the University of Reading. He's authored over 100 academic publications on the nature of consciousness and evolutionary theory.
ย ย โข ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ฎ is a Principal Data Scientist at Microsoft. She's currently working on how AI can strengthen animal advocacy, policy and welfare standards.
๐๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐! Link in bio.
๐ข ๐ช๐ฒ'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ for the SFS London Conference on Friday 22nd May!
โข Heather Browning is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Southampton. She specialises in animal welfare, sentience, and ethics.
โข Lucius Caviola is an assistant professor at the University of Cambridge, where he researches the societal and governance challenges surrounding digital minds. He directs the Cambridge Digital Minds Lab.
โข Magnus Vinding is the author of Suffering-Focused Ethics, Reasoned Politics, and Compassionate Purpose, and the co-founder of the Center for Reducing Suffering.
โข Cameron Berg is Founder and Director of Reciprocal Research, a nonprofit building the empirical science of AI consciousness using mechanistic interpretability, computational neuroscience, and psychometric methods.
๐๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ 22nd May! Link in bio.
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น!
We're looking for contributors to give a talk or run a workshop at our conference on Friday 22nd May at UCL. Sessions will explore how AI and other advanced technologies might shape the future for animals and artificial minds.
You can also use this form to suggest other other ideas for content or speakers you think would be a good fit!
Sentient Futures is excited to be part of @foresightinstโs ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฑ-๐ณ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ: a gathering for leading researchers, builders, and funders to explore frontier science and technology.ย If you're attending SFS and EAG London, stick around for Vision Weekend UK!
Weโll be hosting office hours for anyone keen to dive deeper into how AI and emerging tech might shape the future for sentient non-humans.
Get tickets: https://t.co/zoo4ZhPHhJ
What if the most important thing you could write wasn't for human eyes, but for AI?
Sentient Futures and Compassion Aligned Machine Learning (CaML) are running a $5,000 writing competition for short fiction and essays about how AI should treat animals, digital minds, and other sentient beings.
You can write your own or use the AI tool on the site to generate a piece. Both are eligible for prizes. Submit as many as you want.
Deadline: May 5, 2026
https://t.co/AY5u3QaWUj
๐ข ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐จ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น! Spaces are limited.
Following our conference on Friday 22nd May, weโre hosting a two-day unconference on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May at the Ambitious Impact Office in Spitalfields. This will be a chance for attendees to create their own agenda, and shape the discussion on what emerging technologies mean for non-humans.
Due to limited space, we can only accept around 50 applicants. Given the success of last yearโs unconference, we expect these spaces to be competitive โ get your application in before 12th April to make sure youโre considered!
We look forward to hearing from you ๐
๐ฃ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ (๐ฆ๐๐ฆ) ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ (May 22nd-24th)! Apply here: https://t.co/eRXws7qYUD
We are seeking leading thinkers who can explore how AI and other advanced technologies might shape the future for animals and artificial minds.
If youโre doing research or have an interesting project in this field, we invite you to apply to give a talk, facilitate a workshop, or run a stand at our organization fair. Speakers and workshop facilitators will receive a complimentary ticket.
You can also use this submission form to suggest other speakers or content you think would be valuable!
Applications are open as well for volunteers and scholarships! All application forms can be found through the link in our bio.
๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐:
๐ Conference: Friday 22nd May | UCL South Quad Pop Up
๐ Unconference: 23rd-24th May Weekend | AIM Office, Spitalfields
๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑโ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป from Sentient Futures Summit Bay Area is out now on our YouTube Channel! Check it out here: https://t.co/KxDio9QBF3
In the fireside chat, Lewis, who oversees farm animal welfare funding at Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy), sits down with Stien Van der Ploeg, Executive Director of Animal Charity Evaluators, to tackle one of the most pressing questions facing the movement today:
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐?
Lewis shares how his thinking has evolved as AI timelines have accelerated, which interventions he sees as most robust across uncertain futures, and where he thinks animal advocates should be placing their bets right now.