Many thanks to Max Taylor, Alistair Stewart, Albert Didriksen, Jeff and Johannes Pichler for feedback on this post. All mistakes are my own. This post does not necessarily reflect the views of my employer.

Executive Summary

I believe that AI development could have an outsized impact on animal welfare and that these stakes warrant deep investigation. However, the complexity and uncertainty involved make it difficult to approach this.
This post outlines three robust anchor points — concepts that we know and that I've found helpful — for navigating the uncertain and high-stakes intersection of AI development and animal advocacy. By focusing on what we do know, I hope to nudge and provide structure to more strategic research. These anchor points are:
- Influence and Values: Fundamentally, we want to increase pro-animal values in influential AI-related spheres and amplify the influence of the pro-animal movement itself, through both upskilling animal advocates [...]

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Outline:

(00:24) Executive Summary

(02:07) Introduction

(04:00) Influence and Values

(06:00) Interest and Alternatives

(09:06) Symmetries and Asymmetries

(09:47) Conclusion

The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
June 26th, 2025

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/soKsgn6DZmTQ4uoQx/anchoring-ai-and-animals

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“Anchoring AI and Animals” by Kevin Xia 🔸

Executive Summary