# Robert Long **Entity class:** Philosopher and AI-consciousness researcher **Collections:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Canonical source article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] ## Definition **Robert Long** researches consciousness indicators, AI moral status, and the governance implications of uncertainty about possible digital minds. ## Relationships - **Publication lineage:** co-author of **Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness** with [[wiki/Patrick Butlin|Patrick Butlin]] and a large interdisciplinary group. - **Field neighborhood:** [[wiki/PRISM (Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines)|PRISM]], [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|artificial consciousness]], and [[wiki/AI Welfare|AI welfare]]. - **Research routes:** [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|consciousness indicators]], [[wiki/Moral Uncertainty|moral uncertainty]], and [[wiki/AI Moral Status|AI moral status]]. - **Collection and source routes:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], and [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]]. ## Sources - [Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence](https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.08708)