Better Known

Jeff Sebo


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Jeff Sebo discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Jeff Sebo is 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. His research focuses on animal minds, ethics, and policy; AI minds, ethics, and policy; and global health and climate ethics and policy. He is the author of The Moral Circle and Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves and co-author of Chimpanzee Rights and Food, Animals, and the Environment. He is also a board member at Minding Animals International, an advisory board member at the Insect Welfare Research Society, and a senior affiliate at the Institute for Law & AI. In 2024 Vox included him on its Future Perfect 50 list of "thinkers, innovators, and changemakers who are working to make the future a better place."

  1. There is a realistic possibility of sentience in all vertebrates and many invertebrates, including insects.
  2. There will be a realistic possibility of sentience in advanced AI systems within the next decade as well.
  3. We have the ability (and the responsibility) to consider welfare risks for all potentially sentient beings in decisions that affect them.
  4. Industrial animal agriculture is bad for humans, nonhumans, and the environment at the same time. Fortunately, we can replace it.
  5. Rapid AI development creates risks for humans, nonhumans, and the environment at the same time. Fortunately, we can slow it down.
  6. Human-caused global changes affect wild animals too. Fortunately, we can build a safer infrastructure for humans and animals alike.
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