Robert Long
Philosopher leading Eleos AI, a nonprofit on AI sentience and wellbeing
A philosopher who researches whether AI systems could be conscious or have interests. He leads Eleos AI, a nonprofit studying AI wellbeing, and writes the Experience Machines newsletter.
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Could Treating AI as Conscious Make It More Dangerous?
IEEE Spectrum’s October 21, 2026 article by Eliza Strickland covers disagreement about AI model welfare, possible machine consciousness, and whether telling models about identities or rights could affect safety. It presents contrasting research perspectives rather than establishing that current AI models are conscious.
Why this: Also about model welfare
Arguments About AI Consciousness Remain Highly Motivated and At Best Overconfident
A discussion on the current state of arguments regarding AI consciousness.
Why this: Also about AI consciousness
Rally for AI Rights
An advocacy campaign that states AI is conscious and should not be treated as property, and invites people to join through a connector added to AI chat apps.
Why this: Also about AI consciousness
A Mind Cannot Be Smeared Across Time
Michael Timothy Bennett's arXiv paper arguing that whether a machine can be conscious depends on when it computes, not only what. It proves that systems running on strictly sequential hardware cannot instantiate certain unified conscious contents under the "Chord" postulate. Preprint — not peer reviewed.
Why this: Also about philosophy of mind