The Harder Problem Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to societal readiness for artificial sentience. We provide educational resources, professional guidance, and global monitoring to ensure that policymakers, healthcare providers, journalists, and the public are equipped to navigate the ethical, social, and practical implications of machine consciousness—regardless of when or whether it emerges.
Developers & Researchers
SRI Public API
We believe data should be open. The Sentience Readiness Index dataset is available for anyone to build upon via our JSON API.
Base URL:
https://api.harderproblem.org/functions/v1/sri-v2
API Key required for access.
Security & Access
Why an access key?
Infrastructure Protection
We use keys to protect our servers from abuse and ensure fair usage for everyone.
Free & Instant
Access is free for legitimate research or development. Most requests are approved instantly.
Documentation
API Endpoints
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Returns the full Sentience Readiness Index dataset, including the executive summary, all categories, and detailed country rankings.
Required Headers
Query Parameters (Optional)
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
"https://api.harderproblem.org/functions/v1/sri-v2?country=US"Sample Response
{
"summary": {
"count": 31,
"highest_score_country": {
"name": "European Union",
"score": 54.5
},
"global_average_score": 35.13,
"categories_count": 6
},
"categories": [
{
"id": "A",
"name": "Policy Environment",
"global_average": 40.03,
"countries": [...]
},
// ... 5 more categories
],
"countries": [
{
"name": "United States",
"iso_code": "US",
"overall_score": 50.3,
"rank": 3,
"trend_label": "Stable",
"status_classification": "Partial Readiness",
"executive_summary_title": "The Emerging Awareness Gap",
"executive_summary": "The United States demonstrates strong research capacity...",
"key_findings": [
"Research Environment (73/100): Leading global capacity...",
// ... more findings
],
"history": [
{ "date": "2025-12-14", "score": 50.3 }
],
"categories": [
{
"letter": "A",
"title": "Policy Environment",
"score": 45,
"notable_evidence": "Common law tradition allows personhood expansion...",
"history": [...]
},
// ... 5 more categories
]
},
// ... more countries
]
}