AI×Animals

Meet your facilitator and fellow travellers at the intersection of AI and animal advocacy. We set shared norms, map what everyone brings to the table, and preview the journey ahead.

AI already shapes animal lives, from factory farming to speciesist bias in chatbots. This session maps the current landscape, exploring risks, benefits, and leverage points for advocates.

Precision livestock farming applies machine learning to track farmed animal health and yield. This session asks: will PLF lead to advances in farmed animal welfare – or automated exploitation?

Machine learning is decoding animal communication, potentially transforming our relationship with animals. We explore the ethics of "talking" to animals: who gets a voice, the limits of understanding, and whether we are ready to listen.

Genetic modification is evolving beyond selective breeding, with CRISPR and AI raising complex welfare questions. We survey the landscape of genetic modification to develop a framework for evaluating when interventions are warranted.

Alternative proteins aim to replace animal agriculture with tastier, cheaper, and more convenient products. We examine how AI is applied across plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation approaches, and whether it can overcome physical, financial, and political constraints.

Longtermism suggests our actions today shape the lives of animals for billions of years. We examine the implications of longtermism, including lock-in scenarios, uncertainty, and a potential reorientation toward wild animal welfare.

Transformative AI could radically change the world quickly. We explore how to future-proof the animal advocacy movement by shifting priorities toward interventions robust across a changing technological and political landscape.