A conversation with Anima Labs, part I: Phenomenology of digital minds

This post is written in collaboration with Antra , Imago and Janus from Anima Labs . Many thanks to them for their open-mindedness and the time taken for the conversation we had on 28 November 2025. This post is also available on lesswrong.com . While visiting San Francisco at the end of last year, I had the chance to sit down with members of Anima Labs , a nonprofit research institute operating…