Title: The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication Date: 2024
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0192870424
ISBN 13: 9780192870421
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Can octopuses feel pain or pleasure? Can we tell if a person unresponsive after severe injury might be suffering? When does a fetus begin having conscious experiences? These questions about the edge of sentience are subject to enormous uncertainty. This book builds a framework to help us reach ethically sound decisions on how to manage the risks.

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Jonathan Birch, Professor of Philosophy, Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science

Jonathan Birch is a Professor of Philosophy at the LSE and Principal Investigator on the 'Foundations of Animal Sentience' project, a European Union-funded project aiming to develop better methods for studying the feelings of animals and new ways of using the science of animal minds to improve animal welfare policies and laws. In 2021, he led a review for the UK government that shaped the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022. In 2022-23, he was part of a working group that investigated the question of sentience in AI.

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