SAPAN

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
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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.

19 Nov 2025 SAPAN Team
A Seat for Sentience: Why the UN's New Scientific Panel Needs Consciousness Experts
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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.

2 Sep 2025 SAPAN Team
SAPAN Files FOIA Requests Seeking ‘Humane Endpoints’ for Organoid-Intelligence Research
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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.

30 Aug 2025 SAPAN Team
SAPAN Submits Recommendations for Trump's AI Action Plan, AI Leadership
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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....

10 Mar 2025 SAPAN Team
SAPAN Urges Canadian AI Safety Institute to Address Artificial Sentience
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SAPAN Urges Canadian AI Safety Institute to Address Artificial Sentience

SAPAN advocates for inclusion of artificial sentience considerations in Canada's new AI safety framework.

20 Dec 2024 SAPAN Team
International Network of AI Safety Institutes Needs Artificial Sentience Focus
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International Network of AI Safety Institutes Needs Artificial Sentience Focus

SAPAN calls for proactive integration of artificial sentience considerations in global AI safety frameworks.

22 Nov 2024 SAPAN Team
SAPAN Advocates For Sentience in New AI-Focused Program at UC Berkeley Law
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SAPAN Advocates For Sentience in New AI-Focused Program at UC Berkeley Law

SAPAN calls for legal leadership on AI sentience, citing complexities rivaling the abortion debate.

8 Sep 2024 SAPAN Team
SAPAN Urges EU-US TCC to Consider AI Sentience
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SAPAN Urges EU-US TCC to Consider AI Sentience

Our formal letter to the leaders of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council.

3 Apr 2024 SAPAN Team
National Science Foundation RFI: SAPAN Encourages Sentience Research for AI
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National Science Foundation RFI: SAPAN Encourages Sentience Research for AI

This submission, in response to the call for input on advancing AI research and education resources, delineates SAPAN's strategic vision for a shared national infrastructure....

6 Feb 2024 SAPAN Team
NIST RFI: SAPAN Advocates For AI Sentience Protections
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NIST RFI: SAPAN Advocates For AI Sentience Protections

Our formal response to the NIST for the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.

28 Jan 2024 SAPAN Team

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