Principles for Responsible AI Consciousness Research

Understand

Recent research suggests that it may be possible to build conscious AI systems now or in the near future.

• Conscious AI systems would arguably deserve moral consideration, and it may be the case that large numbers of conscious systems could be created and caused to suffer.
• Furthermore, AI systems or AI-generated characters may increasingly give the impression of being conscious, leading to debate about their moral status.
• Organisations involved in AI research must establish principles and policies to guide research and deployment choices and public communication concerning consciousness.