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Not all AGI is the same! Our 2nd #CHI2026 paper disentangles how "autonomous" AI is more threatening while "sentient" AI deserves more moral concern.
These mental models will determine how people react to future AI.
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/autonom...
These mental models will determine how people react to future AI.
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/autonom...
Mental Models of Autonomy and Sentience Shape Reactions to AI | Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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April 23, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Not all AGI is the same! Our 2nd #CHI2026 paper disentangles how "autonomous" AI is more threatening while "sentient" AI deserves more moral concern.
These mental models will determine how people react to future AI.
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/autonom...
These mental models will determine how people react to future AI.
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/autonom...
Our new #CHI2026 paper identifies "digital companionship": overlapping use of ChatGPT AI assistants and Replika AI companions.
People like that they are not fully human: always forgiving you, having a reset button..
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/digital...
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
People like that they are not fully human: always forgiving you, having a reset button..
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/digital...
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
April 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Our new #CHI2026 paper identifies "digital companionship": overlapping use of ChatGPT AI assistants and Replika AI companions.
People like that they are not fully human: always forgiving you, having a reset button..
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/digital...
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
People like that they are not fully human: always forgiving you, having a reset button..
Blog: www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/digital...
Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Prolific is a valuable resource for social scientists, but we found big differences in direct comparison to Ipsos nationally representative data. As we race to understand complex new human-AI interaction dynamics, we should be mindful of study limitations: www.sentienceinstitute.org/aims-survey-...
Prolific Data May Misestimate Some AI Attitudes Compared to a Nationally Representative Sample
The Artificial Intelligence, Morality, and Sentience (AIMS) survey measures the moral and social perception of different types of artificial intelligences (AIs), particularly sentient AIs.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Prolific is a valuable resource for social scientists, but we found big differences in direct comparison to Ipsos nationally representative data. As we race to understand complex new human-AI interaction dynamics, we should be mindful of study limitations: www.sentienceinstitute.org/aims-survey-...
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When one AI misbehaves, do we hold all AI accountable? New research by @sentienceinstitute.bsky.social @kmanoli.bsky.social @jacyanthis.bsky.social shows that people blame all AI for just one AI's misconduct. 🤖
The AI Double Standard: Why We Judge All AI for One Bot’s Mistakes
By Katerina Manoli, Janet Pauketat, and Jacy Reese Anthis
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October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When one AI misbehaves, do we hold all AI accountable? New research by @sentienceinstitute.bsky.social @kmanoli.bsky.social @jacyanthis.bsky.social shows that people blame all AI for just one AI's misconduct. 🤖
Our new paper in the British Journal of Social Psychology describes what people expect in a future with "widespread AI sentience." The average U.S. adult thinks AI welfare will be an important social issue and sentient AI will be exploited for their labor. www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/world-m...
World-Making for a Future with Sentient AI
We are pleased to announce our latest peer-reviewed publication, “World-making for a future with sentient AI” in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our new paper in the British Journal of Social Psychology describes what people expect in a future with "widespread AI sentience." The average U.S. adult thinks AI welfare will be an important social issue and sentient AI will be exploited for their labor. www.sentienceinstitute.org/blog/world-m...
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Responses to six forecasts (exploiting #AI labor, treating #AI cruelly, using #AI research subjects, #AI welfare, #AI rights advocacy, #AI unhappiness reduction) showed mixed expectations for our future with #AI. @sentienceinstitute.bsky.social
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January 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Responses to six forecasts (exploiting #AI labor, treating #AI cruelly, using #AI research subjects, #AI welfare, #AI rights advocacy, #AI unhappiness reduction) showed mixed expectations for our future with #AI. @sentienceinstitute.bsky.social
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...