“Sentient Futures Summit Bay Area 2026” by Jonah Woodward, Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals)

Sentient Futures Summit (SFS) Bay Area 2026 is a three-day conference exploring the impacts of AI on sentient non-humans, both biological (i.e. animals) and potentially artificial. Register here by December 1st for a 30% Early Bird Discount! Taking place in San Francisco the weekend of February 6-8th – a week before EAG Bay Area 2026 – it will build on the success of Sentient Futures’ previous AI, Animals and Digital Minds events in London and NYC, and the AI for Animals Bay Area conference. Hosting 200-300 attendees, SFS will bring together thought leaders with backgrounds in philosophy, animal welfare science, industry, AI ethics/safety, and government/policy. Already on our list of attendees, we have: Lewis Bollard (Farm Animal Welfare Program Director, Open Philanthropy) David Meyer (CEO, Food Systems Innovation) David Pearce (Co-founder, Humanity+) Jan Leike (Alignment Lead, Anthropic) Josh Balk (Co-Founder, The Accountability Board) The agenda will include: Talks and lightning talks (Apply to speak here) Participant-driven unconference discussions  An organization fair (Apply to participate here) Networking sessions and opportunities for 1:1s  Satellite events, including coworking and an afterparty.  For a free or discounted ticket, you can also: Apply to volunteer Apply for a scholarship [...] --- First published: November 19th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/3frdR7atsWvDwZEBg/sentient-futures-summit-bay-area-2026 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.