As will become apparent from the following discussion the debate over animal sentience has, like a growing number of present-day issues, become rather polarized. A case in point was the recent annual ...

Do animals have sentience? Do they have a point of view? Can they look out at the blue sky, the flowers, and perceive the objects around them? Can they feel pleasure or pain? Many agree that mammals ...

, for example. We reached the same conclusion via a different path, using a little mathematical formalism to burn off the fog of confusion. A chatbot is a function. Functions are not sentient. But ...

The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But, can they suffer? —Jeremy Bentham, 1789 Source: Philip Tedeschi, with permission. It’s time to stop wondering if nonhuman animals (animals ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI field is at a significant turning point. On the one hand, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In June, during a series of lectures I presented in Germany, a number of people asked questions ...

Jane Kotzmann is affiliated with Animals Australia, Voiceless and RSPCA. the last short journey he made, pausing to rest every few feet, was to the very place where Flo’s body had lain. There he ...

A software engineer on Google’s artificial intelligence team was suspended by the company earlier this month. His offense: Sharing confidential information that had led him to believe an AI he had ...