SAPAN urges the Senate Commerce Committee to reject the 'Preemption Moratorium' in the NDAA that would freeze state-level AI safety oversight until 2030.
SAPAN strengthens governance, standards, and public literacy to prevent digital suffering and prepare institutions for welfare-relevant AI systems.
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SAPAN Calls on FDA to Regulate 'Simulated Emotion' as a Medical Risk in Mental Health AI
SAPAN urges the FDA to recognize 'Hallucination of Affect' as an adverse event, warning that unregulated simulated empathy creates dangerous dependency in patients.
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A Seat for Sentience: Why the UN's New Scientific Panel Needs Consciousness Experts
SAPAN calls on the UN Secretary-General to appoint a digital welfare expert to the new Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.
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SAPAN Files FOIA Requests Seeking ‘Humane Endpoints’ for Organoid-Intelligence Research
SAPAN asks NIH and NSF for records on ethics guardrails and oversight; will publish findings for policymakers and the public.
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SAPAN Recommendations for the CREATE AI Act of 2025
SAPAN submits formal recommendations to strengthen the CREATE AI Act of 2025 and ensure safeguards for potential sentient AI.
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SAPAN Urges Amendments to One Big Beautiful Bill
SAPAN submits formal comments to Congress and the White House regarding the AI moratorium.
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SAPAN Submits Recommendations for Trump's AI Action Plan, AI Leadership
SAPAN provides input to the US AI Action Plan, urging strategic foresight on potential AI sentience to ensure sustainable American leadership and manage future risks....
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SAPAN Launches New Mobile App to Champion Artificial Sentience Advocacy
Groundbreaking platform empowers users to shape the future of AI ethics through direct action and community engagement.