Request for Proposals / Fellowships, Research and Applied Work on Digital Minds

• Conduct research and applied work on potential consciousness, sentience, moral status, and legal position of AI systems.
• Perform technical research on introspection, welfare measurement, interpretability, correlates of consciousness, and interventions to improve well-being.
• Engage in governance and legal research on societal responses to potentially sentient AI.
• Contribute to field-building through mentorship, conferences, and public discourse on AI consciousness.

This role directly addresses the profound ethical and societal implications of potentially conscious AI, helping to ensure that future AI systems are treated with appropriate moral consideration and that their welfare is safeguarded.

• Expertise in AI safety, consciousness studies, or related technical fields.
• Experience in research (technical, governance, or legal) on AI sentience or moral status.
• Strong analytical and writing skills for producing high-quality research outputs.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with a distributed team.

Grants and fellowships provide funding for research and applied work. Specific compensation details are not provided in the posting.

Longview Philanthropy supports research and applied work on the potential consciousness, sentience, moral status, and legal position of AI systems, funding technical, governance, and field-building initiatives.