A new study shows that large language models make trade-offs to avoid pain, with possible implications for future AI welfare.

Scientists at Google DeepMind and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) are trying to figure out how to ...

He’s worried that we’ll “continue to regard these systems as our tools and playthings long after they become sentient,” ...

However, since modern AI programs don't show any true creativity, a new question has arisen: Are contemporary artificial intelligence programs even sentient? They're more capable than ever ...

A team of researchers have subjected artificial intelligences to 'pain' in an attempt to see if the AI's had become a ...

ChatGPT, Bing Chat and other artificial intelligence breakthroughs raise ... The core concept at hand in conversations about AI sentience is a classic one in the field of ethical philosophy ...

Agentic AI is the next big development in the world of artificial intelligence. Here's what is and how it might shape how our ...

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek which only employs 200 people, has resulted in a member of the ...

In this week's "It's Debatable," Rosen & Moster debate if laws should be enacted to prevent AI advancement to human level ...

This raises questions science-fiction writers have been discussing from Isaac Asimov to the sentience of Lt. Commander Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation. When is artificial intelligence ...