Who is Sentient Futures for?
Our Slack community is for people who are motivated and serious about improving the welfare of future sentient beings. Whether you're just starting out or already deeply involved, if you share a sincere desire to reduce suffering and contribute thoughtfully to this cause, you're welcome here. We aim to foster high-quality discussions in an inclusive, respectful environment.
Executive Summary
Our community focuses on the following key areas and norms. Please try to keep posts aligned to these:
š Future-focused
We're focused on making the future go well for all sentient beings - rather than being focused on present-day impacts.
š Professionalism
Post quality and thoughtful content thatās relevant to our mission. Use a real name (or realistic alias) and preferably a profile picture, so others know who theyāre talking to (guidance here).
šļøĀ Sentient beings
We care about the wellbeing of all sentient beings - animals, artificial mindsā¦ if it can feel - we care.
āļøĀ User-friendliness
Keep posts concise, clear, and well-formatted. Share extra detail in threads so that main channels stay easy to scan. More on this here.
āļø Cause neutrality
We think AI is a crucial consideration, but we welcome all discussions with the potential for outsized future impact.
š¤ Open and collaborative
Be kind, ask questions, and look for ways to help others. Weāre here to learn, build, and solve problems together.
Your Responsibilities in Slack
šš½ Keep it clear and concise
šÆ Stay on topic
šøš¼ Self-promote respectfully
ā Handling violations
How to Engage in Productive Discussions
We believe that productive discussions and constructive disagreements are vital for progress and the development of the Sentient Futures field. In order to ensure that they are genuinely productive, we ask our community members to adhere to the following norms:
š”Ā Be curious
š Be clear
š Be constructive
š Be kind
ā Things to avoid
We will enforce these norms if we find that violating them has led or will lead to hostile, unproductive, bad faith, or off-topic discussions in accordance with our:
Moderation & Banning PolicyOur Anti-Harassment Policy
Our community is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone.
We follow this code of conduct for our harassment guidelines as well as this general Code of Conduct for our Slack Space:
Slack Code of ConductGuidelines May Evolve
The above are the guidelines for engagement in our community based on our experience so far! As the community grows, the guidelines will be evolving as well, and over time we will cover more topics.
Reporting and Feedback
If you have feedback, concerns, or experienced something less-than-great, please reach out to any of our Admins on Slack (@Constance Li or @Sam Chapman) or send an anonymous message.