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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Enjoyed @kevinroose.com and @caseynewton.bsky.social 's conversation with @jeffsebo.bsky.social on LLM consciousness. Even though I still believe LLM consciousness is merely "a smile on a dog" I was convinced we need to keep researching ways of deciding whether LLMs are conscious or not.

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Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool Time

Podcast Episode · Hard Fork · July 10 · 1h 19m

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Paula González Carracedo 🏳️‍🌈 @paulitavegan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Vuelvo a escribir en @elpais.com para hablar de uno de los temas que más me interesa en los últimos años: lingüística animal y cómo comunican las otras especies. Ahora, la IA acelera este campo. Entrevisto a @earthspecies.bsky.social y a @jeffsebo.bsky.social de la NYU. elpais.com/tecnologia/2...

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is thrilled to be hosting our annual Wild Animal Welfare Summit! Two and a half days of talks, discussions, and networking among researchers, advocates, and policymakers about how to improve wild animal welfare at scale :)

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

1/ If you live in NY-12, please consider voting for @alexbores.nyc today.

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Josep Gasol @josepgasol.com · 10/06/2026

Day 2 and last of the Helsinki Animal Law Conference 2026: "Reimagining Interspecies Justice" with talks by @jeffsebo.bsky.social, Molly Neeson & Angela Fernandez. I was able to present my work on epistemic agency in animals on one of the panels, and I am so happy for the experience and feedback! ✨

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Matthew Hayek @matthewhayek.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I and @jeffsebo.bsky.social described how they're trying to bury the law in the Farm Bill. This would undermine not only animal welfare, but human & environmental health. Interstate sale restrictions & quarantines are powerful tools to slow livestock diseases. 3/ www.agri-pulse.com/articles/247...

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Opinion: This hidden provision in the farm bill could wipe out hundreds of state laws

Matthew Hayek and Jeff Sebo, associate professors at New York University, argue that a House farm bill provision limiting state authority over agricultural products could invalidate more than 600 exis...

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

"Who Belongs in the Moral Circle?" A relational response to @jeffsebo.bsky.social's book "The Moral Circle" written in collaboration with Hayate Shimizu, @annapuzio.bsky.social and @kamilmamak.bsky.social and published in the "Asian Journal of Philosophy" @springernature.com rdcu.be/fppRj

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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

If insects are sentient and sentience implies rights, what follows for food security and public health? I call this the "insect challenge" for animal ethics. The Journal of Practical Ethics has a new symposium on it, with an article by me and 3 replies: journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/ 1/5

A photograph of a bumblebee on a flower (by Jonathan Birch)

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Arthropoda Foundation @arthropodafound.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Are you a researcher or industry expert with a deep interest in shrimp aquaculture? The Arthropoda Foundation is hiring a Program Officer to scope and commission research that improves conditions for farmed shrimps! Remote, $75,000/year. Learn more and apply: www.arthropoda.org/work-with-us

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Arthropoda Foundation - Work with Us

The Arthropoda Foundation is currently hiring a Program Officer. Learn more below.

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Matthew Hayek @matthewhayek.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This agricultural protectionist bill is so unpopular that Democrats & Republicans sank it multiple times. Now, its few supports want to sneak it into the Farm Bill. @jeffsebo.bsky.social & I share why it's a threat to animals, environment, workers & states' rights. www.agri-pulse.com/articles/247...

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Opinion: This hidden provision in the farm bill could wipe out hundreds of state laws

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Horizon Omega @horizonomega.org · 15/05/2026

Next Steps for AI Welfare Research by @jeffsebo.bsky.social, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, New York University Our 1st edition of the AI Welfare Seminars: presentations on AI welfare, consciousness and moral status. Tuesday, May 19, 1PM EDT, on Zoom RSVP luma.com/sc15vlr8

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Next Steps for AI Welfare Research – Jeff Sebo · Zoom · Luma

Next Steps for AI Welfare Research By Jeff Sebo, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection,…

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

"Animal rights are built on the idea that certain types of harmful activities are unacceptable, no matter how much good they might do for humans. We should not use animals for food, or research in invasive or lethal ways, even if we benefit from it." @jeffsebo.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

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Interview with Jeff Sebo: “Human exceptionalism ought to be challenged”

Should animals have rights or just protections? Jeff Sebo discusses the difference between rights and welfare, and the problems with human exceptionalism.

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Normative Orders @normativeorders.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

"Our Planet, Our Health" explores questions of global health justice through conversations with international experts. In the first episode, host @rominarekers.bsky.social speaks with @jeffsebo.bsky.social about why animal welfare is central to planetary health. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6rl...

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Why Animal Welfare Belongs at the Heart of Public Health?

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Emily R. Trunnell, Ph.D. @ertrunnell.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

💡 @jeffsebo.bsky.social examines one of the most consequential assumptions underlying animal experimentation & animal use more broadly: The harmful assumption that consciousness should not be attributed unless conclusively proven #philosophy #ethics #consci #PhilMind #animalrights

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Laurie Sellars @lauriesellars.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Thrilled to share a policy report that I co-authored about how city governments can incorporate wild animal welfare into their approaches to human-wildlife conflict! 🏙️🕊️ Led by Adalene Minelli, @jeffsebo.bsky.social, and NYU’s Wild Animal Welfare Program enviroanimal.org/human-wildli...

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Wild Animal Welfare in Local Policies on Human-Wildlife Conflict - Center for Environmental and Animal Protection

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Photo of the participants for the panel discussion that followed the NYC premiere of the documentary AM I? @jeffsebo.bsky.social, Milo Reed (filmmaker), me, and Cameron Berg (the star of the film). The doc is now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbTv...

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy is thrilled to be hosting Ned Block for a talk on AI consciousness! This talk will be held during our Mind, Ethics, and Policy Summit on April 10. Summit guests will attend in person, others can attend online. RSVP 👇 Please join us!

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If Consciousness is Biological, Can AI Be Conscious? - Center for Mind Ethics, and Policy

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Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

The book features contributions by Patricia Wiater (@fau.de), @visakurki.bsky.social (@helsinki.fi), Macarena Montes Franceschini (@harvard.edu), @jeffsebo.bsky.social (NYU), Malgosia Fitzmaurice (QMUL), Elien Verniers (Ghent), @evabernetkempers.bsky.social (@uantwerpen.be), ...

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy and the NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection are both hiring full-time researchers! If you have strong research skills and an interest in animal and AI welfare (for CMEP) or food and wildlife science and policy (for CEAP), please apply!

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Are you an ops expert interested in farmed animal welfare, wild animal welfare, invertebrate welfare, and AI welfare? The NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy and NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection are hiring an administrator. Please apply, and please share!

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is thrilled to be hosting an event on how cities can manage human-wildlife conflict! Join us for a preview of our upcoming report and discussion with Colin Jerolmack and Adalene Minelli. Feb 23, 4pm ET, followed by a reception. sites.google.com/nyu.edu/wild...

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Eric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

My paper with @jeffsebo.bsky.social , "The Emotional Alignment Design Policy", now live at Topoi [link in comments]. Artificial entities should be designed to elicit emotional reactions from ordinary users that appropriately reflect the entities’ capacities and moral status, or lack thereof.

The Emotional Alignment Design Policy, Topoi, Eric Schwitzgebel & Jeff Sebo

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

1/ The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate! The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is currently seeking a postdoctoral associate to join an interdisciplinary research project focused on wild animals in urban environments.

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Insect Welfare Research Society @insectwrs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The IWRS is hiring! Help us build the infrastructure for invertebrate welfare research—from husbandry databases to educational resources. 🐛📖 Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15. Learn more and apply here:

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Staff Entomologist — Insect Welfare Research Society

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

On the Clearer Thinking Podcast, Spencer Greenberg and I discuss farmed animal welfare, wild animal welfare, AI welfare, and a variety of related issues. Please give it a listen if you have interest, and please share with others who might! podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/?ep=...

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

What is consciousness & who has it? Complex & evolving field…The author suggests “we should adopt different assumptions about the distribution of consciousness for different purposes in science.” Also In ethics. But “a default assumption of consciousness may often be best for both science & ethics.”

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Announcing the NYU Food Impact Program! A new initiative that will examine the impacts of food systems and pathways towards reform. Housed within the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection and supported by a $3.75m donation for the first five years. www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

New article! Should we assume entities have or lack consciousness until evidence establishes otherwise? I argue for accepting different assumptions for different purposes, including (1) scientific theory, (2) scientific practice, (3) ethical theory, and (4) ethical practice.

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Please join the NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy on January 23 at 12pm ET for an event with the Rethink Priorities AI Cognition Initiative! The event will introduce the Digital Consciousness Model—a probabilistic framework for assessing evidence for AI consciousness.

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Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Thank you @nytimes.com Magazine for including bonobo Kanzi in your remembrance of artists and innovators who died in 2025. I expected Jane Goodall, of course, but delighted to see you embrace a #multispecies memorial. #primates #Kanzi #JaneGoodall #anthropology #death #deathstudies

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The Lives They Lived (Gift Article)

Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.

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Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

5/ The Moral Circle, by @jeffsebo.bsky.social . How do we decide what we should care about? Sebo argues that we should extend our moral circle wider than we presently do. Readable and impassioned, though I didn't agree with everything. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

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The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why

A philosopher calls for a revolution in ethics, suggest…

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I spoke with Andrew Phipps from Empathy Unbound about animal and AI welfare - check it out if you have interest! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF5W...

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Exploring Sentience, AI Ethics, and a Just Future with Jeff Sebo

YouTube video by Andrew Phipps

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Raffael Fasel @raffaelfasel.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

In case anyone has missed it, here is a recording of the last launch of Animals and the Constitution. Really enjoyed the discussion with @jeffsebo.bsky.social!

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[Redacted] @vegandroid.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This is going to be increasingly relevant as a field

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Do you work on animal or AI welfare? Would you like to meet other people who work on these topics and discuss ideas for coordination and collaboration? Please express interest in attending the 2026 Mind, Ethics, and Policy Summit April 10-11 at NYU! sites.google.com/nyu.edu/mind...

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

1/ I'm thrilled to share "Integrating Animal Health and Welfare into the 2030 Agenda and Beyond," a major new report from Stockholm Environment Institute and the NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection.

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Gregg D Caruso @greggdcaruso.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Here is the video of Jeff Sebo's talk on "The Moral Circle"––part of the Waide Center for Applied Ethics Seminar Series at Fairfield University | www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA0z... | @jeffsebo.bsky.social |

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The Moral Circle | Dolan School of Business

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Kenny Torrella @kennytorrella.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I wrote about the race to stop octopus farming before it starts. This issue has been covered a fair amount, so I wanted to look at one under-covered aspect of it -- why do so many people who study octopuses, and are fascinated by them, support farming them?

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Peter did an excellent job on this interview! And props to Ronny Chieng for single-handedly introducing shrimp welfare *and* AI safety to a broad audience :)

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Barry Lam @hiphination.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

So great to see philosophy friend and @wwnorton.com -mate @jeffsebo.bsky.social on the list of 2025 best books from the New Yorker!

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

the moral circle is now available in paperback for the low price of $12! an excellent holiday gift for all the near-future insect and AI welfare advocates in your life :)

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Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

the moral circle is now available in paperback for the low price of $12! an excellent holiday gift for all the near-future insect and AI welfare advocates in your life :)

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