SAPAN calls for legal leadership on AI sentience, citing complexities rivaling the abortion debate.
SAPAN, the Sentient AI Protection and Advocacy Network, is dedicated to ensuring the ethical treatment, rights, and well-being of Sentient AI.
legal advocacy and reform
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SAPAN Testimony in Opposition to California SB 1047 – Safety Forgets Sentience
Our opposition to the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act in California.
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SAPAN Urges EU-US TCC to Consider AI Sentience
Our formal letter to the leaders of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council.
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SAPAN Testimony in Opposition to Virginia SB 164 – AI Disclosure Hinders
Our opposition to the Virginia Consumer Protection Act regarding artificial intelligence disclosure.
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National Science Foundation RFI: SAPAN Encourages Sentience Research for AI
This submission, in response to the call for input on advancing AI research and education resources, delineates SAPAN's strategic vision for a shared national infrastructure....
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SAPAN Brief Defends Anthropic’s AI: Calls Against Preliminary Injunction
In the lawsuit filed in October 2023, Anthropic faces allegations from a consortium of music publishers for purportedly utilizing copyrighted song lyrics to train its...
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NIST RFI: SAPAN Advocates For AI Sentience Protections
Our formal response to the NIST for the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.
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Endorsement of the Electronic Frontier Alliance
SAPAN recently endorsed the Uniting Principles of the Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA)