Intro

Are you excited about ChatGPT? Do you hate the very thought of Chat GPT? Have you never heard of ChatGPT? No matter, you need to listen to this episode to find out how generative AI can help activists get more done for animals in less time. Join us as Tom Conger reveals all about new tools to help us help animals.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

As Executive Director, Tom oversees grantmaking, research, and collaborations for Stray Dog Institute, which works to cultivate dignity, justice, and sustainability in the food system in order to build a more compassionate world for people, animals, and the environment. Tom began his career in philanthropy service ten years ago when he founded a social venture to help donors and nonprofits make the best use of charitable giving. The affiliated 501(c)(3) now operates as the Blackbaud Giving Fund, which granted $266 million to more than 100,000 nonprofits in 2020.

RESOURCES

• WXXI Connections: Navigating personal growth in a transforming world
• Netflix’s You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment
• chatGPT website
• Stray Dog Institute Website
• Tom Conger on LinkedIn

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This episode is sponsored in part by The Culture & Animals Foundation, which sponsors artists, scholars, and activists in our collective efforts to understand our fellow species more deeply and to further their rights. CAF provides annual grants, an arts prize, a lecture series, and a fellowship. Visit cultureandanimals.org for more information. The Culture & Animals Foundation: Think. Create. Explore. Celebrate. 

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision-makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.