Harder Problem Project

The Harder Problem Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to societal readiness for artificial sentience. We provide educational resources, professional guidance, and global monitoring to ensure that policymakers, healthcare providers, journalists, and the public are equipped to navigate the ethical, social, and practical implications of machine consciousness—regardless of when or whether it emerges.

Contact Info
3055 NW Yeon Ave #660
Portland, OR 97210
United States

+00 (123) 456 78 90

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Scientific Guidance

Science Advisory Board

Our work is guided by researchers and practitioners across consciousness science, AI ethics, neuroscience, philosophy of mind, and related fields.

Jacy Reese Anthis

AI Ethics

Sentience Institute

Gordon Burghardt

Animal Behavior

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Darlinton Carvalho

Computer Science

Federal Univ. of São João del Rei

Joshua Gellers

Political Science

University of North Florida

Simon Goldstein

Philosophy

University of Hong Kong

Andrea Lavazza

Philosophy of Mind

University of Milan

Andreas Lie Massey

Research

Norwegian Univ. of Life Sciences

Yew-Kwang Ng

Welfare Economics

Monash University

Megan Peters

Consciousness Science

UC Irvine

Adeel Razi

Computational Neuroscience

Monash University

Jeff Sebo

Animal & Environmental Ethics

New York University

Roman Yampolskiy

AI Safety

University of Louisville

Advisory board members provide scientific guidance and review our educational materials. Their participation does not imply endorsement of all organizational positions. Affiliations listed for identification only.

Contributors

Staff & Volunteers

Our work is made possible by dedicated volunteers who contribute their time and expertise.

Zander Adkinson
Piper Bollander
Tyler Jensen
Kimberly Johnson
Marek Kaminski
Amy Tate
Jennifer Traficante
David Veksler

Interested in volunteering? We're looking for help with research, writing, design, and outreach. Get in touch.

Work With Us

We're always looking for researchers, practitioners, and educators who want to contribute to this work.