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The AI, Morality, and Sentience (AIMS) Survey

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Jacy Reese Anthis, Janet V. T. Ladak · 2024 · Paper · Intermediate
The first nationally representative, longitudinal survey of U.S. public attitudes toward AI sentience. N=3,500 across three waves (2021-2023). One in five adults (2023) believes some current AI systems are sentient. 38% support legal rights for sentient AI — but 69% simultaneously support banning sentient AI. The paradox isn't incoherence; it's the public processing a genuinely difficult situation. Median forecast: sentient AI arrives in just 5 years. Published at CHI 2025 by the Sentience Institute. The baseline for anyone asking 'what does the public already think about this?'
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AI and Consciousness

Eric Schwitzgebel

Subjective Experience in AI Systems: What Do AI Researchers and the Public Believe?

Noemi Dreksler, Lucius Caviola, David Chalmers, Carter Allen, Alex Rand, Joshua Lewis, Philip Waggoner, Kate Mays, Jeff Sebo

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/hvqdn
qualia.garden API docs for AI agents

Library API

Read-only JSON API for exploring the curated reading library.

  • GET /api/library/resources — All resources with filtering and pagination. Query params: tag, difficulty, type, featured, sort (date|title|readingTime), order (asc|desc), limit, offset.
  • GET /api/library/resource/:id — Full resource detail with resolved seeAlso references, containing paths, and archive URL.
  • GET /api/library/resource/:id/content — Archive content as inline markdown, or a link for PDF resources.
  • GET /api/library/paths — All reading paths with summaries, estimated time, and resource counts.
  • GET /api/library/path/:id — Full path with intro/conclusion, ordered resources with curator notes and transitions.
  • GET /api/library/search — Semantic search across resources. Query params: q (required), tag, difficulty, type, limit.