AI, ANIMALS, AND DIGITAL MINDS
unconference | new york city | october 9th & 10th
Join us in discussing how we can build a tomorrow for all who feel.
Preliminary Schedule
Day 1
Day 2
Speakers & Featured Guests
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Bob Fischer
“Power-seeking Theorems and AI Welfare”
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Jeff Sebo
Welcoming Session
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Oscar Horta
“The Non-Human Welfare Alignment Project"
"The Importance of Simple Future Minds" -
Adrià Moret
“The Non-Human Welfare Alignment Project”
“The Importance of Simple Future Minds”
Location
Prime Produce
424 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
Our venue is a 10-minute walk from EA Global just off Times Square. There are multiple floors with ample space for smaller discussions – plus a kitchen and a coffee shop next door.
Satellite events
Revolutionists’ Night
9th October | Location TBC
Animal activists meet to discuss our strategy for ending factory farming and achieving animal liberation. A topic and reading is generally distributed in advance. More information will be distributed to those attending the unconference.
Effective Altruism Global NYC
10th-12th October | Sheraton, New York Times Square
EA Global (EAG) gathers speakers and attendees from the Effective Altruism community who are dedicated to making a positive impact. EAG NYC will highlight the broad spectrum of effective altruism causes, such as farmed animal welfare, global health and development, biosecurity, AI safety, and more.
Sunday Night Party
12th October 7pm-12pm | Unconference venue!
Come and join us on the Sunday evening after EAG for an informal afterparty! More information will be distributed to those attending the unconference.
FAQs
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An unconference is a conference where the attendees create the agenda themselves. While there are some talks and meet-ups scheduled in advance, you’ll be able to pitch ideas for discussion topics and sessions on the day!
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There’s a link below, at the top of the page, and scattered over this webpage.
Any problems, please contact: nyc@sentientfutures.ai -
Apply here - our speaker applications are open till the 15th of September.
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Apply here - our volunteer applications are open till the 22nd of September, and all volunteers receive a complimentary ticket!
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Unfortunately not - we have decided against a virtual unconference for this iteration of AI, Animals and Digital Minds.
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Prime Produce
424 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019 -
Please reach out to Jonah or Sanu at nyc@sentientfutures.ai with any questions you may have!
Previous Unconference
Check out this highlight from last time, or other videos on our YouTube channel.
You can read about our previous conferences & unconferences here.
Testimonials
What participants said about our previous events…
“I found that the unconference sessions led to real, tangible project ideas, and I left feeling like we're on the cusp of something huge for animal welfare!"
- Aaron Boddy, Chief Operations Officer, Shrimp Welfare Project
“I loved how the conference brought together numerous groups that don't typically interact. Animal advocates and activists could meet and discuss topics with academics studying precision livestock farming and philosophers researching animal consciousness and digital minds. ”
- Richie Manandhar-Richardson, Data Scientist & Researcher, Bryant Research & Good Growth Co.