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It's my belief that the intersection of AI x Animals represents one of the most pressing current opportunities for the prevention of suffering.

It's also a very new area, with information spread across lots of locations, making it hard to get your bearings and know where to consider taking action.

To help with that this post includes:

• A literature review table summarising 96 papers, youtube videos, articles and other sources.  The table includes links to the papers, brief summaries of each, and is organised into sub-themes for navigation.
• A quadrant map and table visualising alignment and influence of various key orgs
• A network map visualising relationships between various key orgs

For Context

This post summarises the findings of a research project I completed in early-mid 2026 mapping the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Animal Welfare. I used AI to help with early drafting, but the current version is very much in my own voice and tone - as should be quite obvious from what my friends call my “unique” sense of humour.

I am treating this as a working document and welcome pushback, feedback, updates etc

Also, whilst the project was completed as part of an Effective Thesis Fellowship [...]

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Outline:

(00:56) For Context

(01:39) Key Takeaways

(03:27) Why This Intersection Deserves (More) Serious Attention

(05:51) The Research Process

(10:14) The Actor Landscape: Mapping Influence and Alignment

(10:58) "That Damned Diagonal"

(11:43) The Missing Middle

(12:16) The Anthropic Anomaly

(13:20) The Network of Influence

(14:00) Disconnected AI Safety and Animal Advocacy Orgs

(15:02) The Potential Utility of Bridge Nodes

(15:45) What the Literature Tells Us: Eight Sub-Domains

(27:51) The Structural Asymmetry: A Summary

(29:43) Where Do We Go From Here?

The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.

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First published:
July 30th, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Zp5cFZF4CLQrGZHTg/i-spent-167-hours-mapping-the-aixanimals-ecosystem-so-you

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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