Sentio

Sentio is building the field around 'digital minds' — the study of whether advanced AI could become conscious or sentient, and what we owe it if it does. Its main vehicle is the 'Sentio Series,' fortnightly in-person London events pulling together researchers, developers and funders for talks, Q&As and networking.

As AI systems grow more capable and agentic, questions of machine consciousness, sentience and welfare are shifting from science fiction to serious governance concerns. Sentio argues this is a critical area that currently gets limited dedicated focus.

Founded in 2026 in London by Joe Murray, Sentio was set up to give a scattered set of empirical, moral and governance questions a proper home. The company says its aim is to ensure serious work on digital minds can thrive rather than stay on the fringes.

The founding team is starting where field-building actually happens — convening the researchers, developers and funders who care about these questions in one room, fortnightly. It's a community-first approach rather than a lab or a think-tank.