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The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI wins 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize
We’re delighted that our Centre Director, Professor Jonathan Birch, has been awarded the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize by The Royal Institute of Philosophy, selected from a shortlist of first-class transdisciplinary philosophical research.
LSE Blog Article: Should you let AI train your dog? The lawless world of AI and animals
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform our relationships with animals. Yet as Isabella Logothetis, Spencer Jury and Jonathan Birch explain, more must be done to make sure technological change works for – rather than against – the interests of other species.
Research for the World: Seeing animals differently: the science and ethics of sentience
This edition of LSE's online magazine ‘Research for the World’ focuses on the work of our Centre Director, Professor Jonathan Birch. As our understanding of animal minds grows, so too does the challenge of turning insight into impact, says Jonathan Birch.
Press release announces the launch of The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience.
This piece marks the public announcement and introduction of The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, made possible through a multi-year commitment of £4 million from the Jeremy Coller Foundation,