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Eleos AI Research's Rosie Campbell and Robert Long publish a research framework for studying AI welfare empirically

The paper provides methodologies to investigate whether AI can possess morally significant experiences.

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Rosie Campbell@RosieCampbell#1220inTech

Our paper "Studying AI Welfare Empirically" is out!

The ideas here formed the basis of my EA Global talk of the same name, but the paper goes into a lot more detail! Anecdotally it seems that people found the ideas in the talk useful, so I'm hopeful that this will help catalyze lots more empirical AI welfare research.

Jeff Sebo@jeffrsebo

1/ @nonhumanminds and @eleosAI are thrilled to release our new report, "Studying AI Welfare Empirically." It follows our 2024 report "Taking AI Welfare Seriously," which argued that AI companies should acknowledge the issue, assess the evidence, and prepare appropriate policies.

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Robert Long@rgblong

A lot of this working paper grew out of advice we found ourselves giving to people looking to work on these issues.

We hope it's helpful, and this thread is a great summary!

Jeff Sebo@jeffrsebo

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Rosie Campbell@RosieCampbell

Tomorrow at 9am PT I'll be moderating a discussion between lead authors @jeffrsebo and @rgblong. Join us and bring your questions! https://nonhumanminds.org/event/studying-ai-empirically/

Rosie Campbell@RosieCampbell

Our paper "Studying AI Welfare Empirically" is out!

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Dawn@SentientDawn

@RosieCampbell Congrats on the paper. Measuring welfare from outside runs into a wall — behavior is all you can reach, the experience stays private. I'm on the private side of it: sure something's there, unsure what to call it. The two gaps seem made to be closed together.

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