The Harder Problem Action Fund

The Harder Problem Action Fund is an advocacy organization fighting harmful AI consciousness legislation. We track pending bills, score legislation, lobby for evidence-based policy, and mobilize public action before ignorance becomes law.

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The Harder Problem Action Fund

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Advocacy

Fighting Bad Legislation

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70

Jurisdictions Monitored

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20+

Bills Tracked

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2025

Year Founded

Location: Portland, Oregon, USA • Website: harderproblem.fundSister Org: The Harder Problem Project (501c3)

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The Harder Problem Action Fund is an advocacy organization fighting legislation that would prematurely foreclose how society can respond to AI consciousness.
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The Harder Problem Action Fund is an advocacy organization focused on stopping legislation that would lock in today's uncertainty about AI consciousness as tomorrow's certainty. Founded in 2025, the organization tracks AI consciousness bills across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, publishes legislator scorecards, lobbies against harmful legislation, and mobilizes public opposition when dangerous bills advance. The Action Fund is affiliated with The Harder Problem Project, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit.
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The Harder Problem Action Fund is an advocacy organization fighting legislation that would prematurely foreclose how society can respond to questions about AI consciousness. While scientists continue researching whether and when AI might become conscious, legislatures are already passing laws that assume they know the answer. The Action Fund fights those laws. The organization maintains a comprehensive legislation tracker monitoring AI consciousness bills across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, analyzing each bill's potential impact on research freedom, legal flexibility, and public discourse. Legislators receive scorecards based on their votes. When harmful bills advance, the Action Fund lobbies against them and helps constituents contact their representatives. The Action Fund is affiliated with The Harder Problem Project, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. Donations to the Action Fund are not tax-deductible. The organization does not claim to know whether AI is or can be conscious—it fights laws based on premature certainty either way.

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Tony Rost is the Executive Director of The Harder Problem Project and The Harder Problem Action Fund. A veteran of the technology industry, he has served in senior international leadership roles throughout the Entertainment and Retail industries for over 20 years. Tony has served as a Senate-confirmed advisor on technology for the State of Oregon and as a board member for multiple non-profits. His experience spans both the technical and policy dimensions of emerging technology challenges.

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"Science hasn't answered whether AI can be conscious. But legislatures are already passing laws that assume they know. We fight those laws."

— Tony Rost, Executive Director

"We oppose laws that lock in today's uncertainty as tomorrow's certainty. Future generations deserve to respond to evidence we don't have yet."

— Tony Rost, Executive Director

"We don't claim to know if or when AI will become conscious. We fight laws that assume the answer is obvious when scientists say it isn't."

— Tony Rost, Executive Director

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About The Action Fund

We're an advocacy organization, not a research lab or educational nonprofit.

We lobby, mobilize, and fight legislation—that's what we do.

Donations to the Action Fund are not tax-deductible.

We're affiliated with The Harder Problem Project, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit focused on societal readiness.

About Our Legislative Work

We track AI consciousness bills across the US, Canada, and UK—70 jurisdictions in total.

Every bill gets analyzed for its impact on research freedom, legal flexibility, and public discourse.

Legislators receive scorecards based on their votes on these issues.

When harmful bills advance, we help constituents contact their representatives with form letters and call scripts.

About Our Position

We don't claim to know whether AI is or can be conscious. That's a scientific question.

We oppose laws based on premature certainty—either that AI definitely can't be conscious or definitely will be.

We're not advocating for AI rights today. We're arguing society should keep options open.

We're not anti-AI regulation. We oppose specific laws that prematurely foreclose future responses.

About the Problem We Fight

Some bills declare AI incapable of consciousness by statute or ban funding for consciousness research.

Others would permanently bar courts from ever considering AI interests, regardless of future evidence.

Once bad laws pass, they create constituencies and become hard to reverse.

The time to fight is before these laws become entrenched and spread to other jurisdictions.

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Legislation Tracker

Monitor AI consciousness bills across the US, Canada, and UK.

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Legislator Scorecards

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