4 | Teaching AI How to Be Moral (Jared Moore of Stanford) 31 JAN 2026

Can we make moral AI agents?  Can these agents get good enough to provide therapy and other personal services to humans, and even if they can, is that a good idea?  Are language models sentient and deserving of moral concern - and how would we know?  How do we incorporate a pluralistic set of views into AI systems? Join Jared Moore, a computer scientist, AI alignment researcher, and educator probing how large language models understand (and sometimes mis­understand) human minds and values. Now at Stanford University, he investigates social reasoning, theory-of-mind, and the pitfalls of machine deception while co-creating courses like "How to Make a Moral Agent."  Jared blends rigorous research with creative outreach—publishing on pluralistic alignment, writing a satirical novel about conscious AI, and building installations that turn code into poetry—to push the question: how can we make AI systems reliably do what we want, for everyone's benefit? Show Notes: Jared's Personal Website How to Make a Moral Agent Why LLMs Won't Replace Therapists Anytime Soon Are Large Language Models Consistent over Value-laden Questions? The Strength of the Illusion: a satirical novel about AI