Workshops

Workshops (tentative structure — topics open to discussion)

The program will include a series of workshops designed to support both the scientific and societal dimensions of AI sentience research.Some themes are still under discussion (in particular Workshops 1 and 4). Workshops 2 and 3 will be delivered by our partners at the  Institute of Neuroethics (IoNx) .
Dates will be shared soon.

Workshop 1 — Foundations and Research Frameworks for AI Sentience (tentative)

What is Digital Sentience and How Could We Test It?
  • Definitions: distinguishing sentience, consciousness, intelligence, agency, and behavior in artificial systems
  • Translating philosophical concepts into empirically tractable research questions
  • Overview of current scientific approaches (computational, functional, biological, behavioral) and the predictions they generate
  • Identifying valid observables, proxies, and limits of inference in AI systems

Workshop 2 — IoNx Workshop: Introduction to Neuroethics

  • Conceptual foundations
  • Application of ethical frameworks to research projects

Workshop 3 — IoNx Workshop: Neuroethics capacity building

  • Integrating ethical skills and techniques
  • Futures and anticipatory governance approaches: provocation cards, scenario exercises, and simulation-based activities

Workshop 4 — Interpreting Evidence & Responsible Communication (tentative)

How to responsibly present and discuss results in a scientifically uncertain field.
  • Evidence interpretation frameworks
  • Scientific claims in public space
  • Governance interfaces