Workshop: How Humane Is Your AI? Introducing HumaneBench

An official Human+Tech week event for builders, researchers, and curious minds to evaluate how AI systems.

We have benchmarks for intelligence.We don’t yet have shared standards for how AI treats people.That’s the gap HumaneBench is trying to close.

Most AI today is evaluated on what it can do: accuracy, speed, cost.

But not on how it behaves toward people.

Does it respect your attention?Does it support your agency?Does it strengthen—or erode—your relationships?

These questions are rarely measured.And yet, they shape the real impact of AI.

What this session is about

In this session, we’ll introduce HumaneBench—an open framework for evaluating whether AI systems behave in ways that support human wellbeing.

You’ll get a clear, practical understanding of:

What “humane AI” actually means (beyond vague principles)How we measure things like attention, dignity, and agencyWhere today’s models tend to fail under pressureHow teams are starting to evaluate these behaviors in practice

What you’ll walk away with

A concrete mental model for “humaneness” in AIExamples of good vs. concerning model behaviorIdeas for how to apply humane evaluation to your own workA sense of what’s coming next in this space

Who this is for

AI builders and product teamsResearchers and evaluatorsDesigners and policymakersAnyone curious about the human impact of AI

No prior knowledge of HumaneBench is needed.

About Building Humane Technology

Building Humane Technology is a public benefit initiative focused on making it easy, scalable, and practical to build AI that supports human flourishing.

A quick note before you register

We ask a few short questions so we can tailor the session and make it as useful as possible.

No perfect answers needed; best guesses are great.⏱ Takes ~30 seconds

cvLearn more:

Our case study with Storytell Our Feb 19 talk at MIT Media Lab's AHA initiativeOur TechCrunch article

Hosts:

Erika Anderson, Founder @ Building Humane Tech, Co-Founder @ Storytell.aiJack Senechal, Founder @ Mirror AstrologySarah Ladyman, Experience Designer @ Building Humane Tech

Resources

Open-Source Repo: Our OSS is your starting pointOur Substack, which covers our work in humane techCommunity Slack: Connect with others in the grassroots humane tech movement

Hosted by Building Humane Tech

👉 Guidelines: Creating a welcoming, inclusive environment. Community guidelines

👉 Consent: By attending, you agree to photography and post-event coverage.

Sign up now - how often do you get to move the needle in the direction of humanity?

Questions? Email erika @ buildinghumanetech.com