Sentient Futures Summit Bay Area 2026

[Jonah Woodward]

Sentient Futures Summit (SFS) Bay Area 2026 is a three-day conference exploring the impacts of AI on sentient non-humans, both biological (i.e. animals) and potentially artificial.

Register here by December 1st for a 30% Early Bird Discount!

Taking place in San Francisco the weekend of February 6-8th – a week before EAG Bay Area 2026 – it will build on the success of Sentient Futures’ previous AI, Animals and Digital Minds events in London and NYC, and the AI for Animals Bay Area conference.

Hosting 200-300 attendees, SFS will bring together thought leaders with backgrounds in philosophy, animal welfare science, industry, AI ethics/​safety, and government/​policy.

Already on our list of attendees, we have:

• Lewis Bollard (Farm Animal Welfare Program Director, Open Philanthropy)

• David Meyer (CEO, Food Systems Innovation)

• David Pearce (Co-founder, Humanity+)

• Jan Leike (Alignment Lead, Anthropic)

• Josh Balk (Co-Founder, The Accountability Board)

The agenda will include:

• Talks and lightning talks (Apply to speak here)

• Participant-driven unconference discussions

• An organization fair (Apply to participate here)

• Networking sessions and opportunities for 1:1s

• Satellite events, including coworking and an afterparty.

For a free or discounted ticket, you can also:

• Apply to volunteer

• Apply for a scholarship

We hope to see you there!

• Watch this highlights video to get a vibe of our events.

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to Jonah at [e-mail]