Following the Second ICCS Conference “AI and Sentience,” Will Millership, the CEO of the Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines (PRISM), published his impressions of the event he attended: “It was a compelling event that brought together leading thinkers in consciousness studies to explore whether AI sentience is possible and, if so, whether it is desirable.”

His article “Affect Over Essence: Consciousness in the Age of AI” outlines some of the key themes and challenges discussed at the conference, including the difficulty of defining consciousness, the risks of over- and under-attributing consciousness, and a potential focus on affect as a more productive way forward. Enjoy the reading of the full article at PRISM website!