BUZZING· 71%1h 29m·2026-10-27·Arts CultureSoenke Ziesche | Digital Minds 1.0 | Sentientism 253
Could AI systems become sentient, and what would we owe them if they did? Soenke Ziesche, a pioneer of AI welfare research, joins Jamie to explore digital minds, the moral challenges they could bring, and why the interests of nonhuman animals must not be sidelined.Soenke is the author of Digital Minds 1.0: AI Welfare,…
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