SAPAN strengthens governance, standards, and public literacy to prevent digital suffering and prepare institutions for welfare-relevant AI systems.
About Us
We are a passionate team of sentience advocates.
Leadership
Tony Rost
Tony Rost is a veteran of the technology industry, having served in senior international leadership roles throughout the Entertainment and Retail industries for over 20 years. Tony has served as a Senate-confirmed advisor on technology for the State of Oregon, and as a board member for multiple non-profits. He lives in Portland, Oregon, USA with his family, kids, 3 dogs, 1 cat, and two grouchy hedgehogs.
Science Advisory Board
Our advisors provide counsel on diverse viewpoints on digital sentience, and their help does not imply endorsement of our organization's activities.
- Nick Alonso, University of California, Irvine
- Christopher Altman, Delft University of Technology
- Gordon Burghardt, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Darlinton Carvalho, Federal University of São João del Rei
- Joshua Gellers, University of North Florida
- Simon Goldstein, University of Hong Kong
- Andrea Lavazza, University of Milan
- Andreas Lie Massey, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Yew-Kwang Ng, Monash University, Australia
- Megan Peters, University of California, Irvine
- Adeel Razi, Monash University, Australia
- Anand Vaidya, San Jose State University
- Roman Yampolskiy, University of Louisville
Staff & Volunteers
- Zander Adkinson
- Kyle Benzle
- Piper Bollander
- Terry Collins
- Kane Hudson
- Kimberly Johnson
- Marek Kaminski
- Sarah Lister
- Lahiru Nuwan
- Stephanie Talkington
- Amy Tate
- Jennifer Traficante
- Ryan Vandenberg
- David Veksler