SocietyAI glossary
Well-being of models
A nascent discipline asking whether AI models could one day have experiences that matter morally, and how to act responsibly in the face of uncertainty. Anthropic has set up a dedicated team on the issue, a sign that it is moving from science fiction into the lab.
In other words
Like animal welfare, but for entities we don't yet know whether they feel anything at all.
Alyriaz articles that mention it
- Is AI conscious? Why researchers no longer dare to say no
In our previous article, we explained technically how AI works, and we asked a dizzying question: if we cannot prove our own consciousness, and a "lifeless" tool reproduces our emotions to perfection, does the difference really exist? Here is what the researchers who are seriously asking themselves this question in 2026 think.