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.
Agenda
Speakers
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Jeff Sebo | Director, NYU Center for Mind, Ethics and Policy
Welcoming Keynote: “Integrating Animal and AI Welfare”
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Bob Fischer | Senior Researcher, Rethink Priorities
“Power-seeking Theorems and AI Welfare”
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Diane Kim | Research Advocate, Earth Species Project
“NatureLM-audio Demo: Exploring Animal Sounds with AI”
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Oscar Horta | Professor, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela; Co-founder, Animal Ethics
"The Importance of Simple Future Minds"
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Adrià Moret | Board Member, UPF-Center for Animal Ethics
“Non-Human Welfare and AI Alignment”
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Chiawen Chiang | Fish Behavior and Welfare Researcher, NYU and Welfare Footprint Institute
“Mapping Global Aquaculture Expansion: What species diversity means for animal welfare”
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Dr. Soenke Ziesche | Independent Researcher
“Linking Digital Minds and Artificial Moral Agents”
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Allen Lu | AI Fellow, FutureKind
“Harnessing AI to Shape Animal-Friendly Urban Spaces”
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Alisha Vavilakolanu | AI Fellow, FutureKind
“Harnessing AI to Shape Animal-Friendly Urban Spaces”
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Ben Stevenson | Wild Animal Welfare Advocate
“Aligning Policymakers on Wild Animal Welfare”
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Ben Mylius | Postdoctoral Fellow, McCoy Family Center for Ethics
"Three Questions for Conscious AI"
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Dr. Erin B. Ryan | Cofounder, Animals in the Room
“Animals in the Room: Bringing Animals from Behind the Data“
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Christopher Berry | Executive Director, Nonhuman Rights Project
“How You Can Stop the Tautology Infecting Our Courts That Only Humans Matter”
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Lee Wall | Data Scientist and Independent Researcher
“Reinforcement Learning from Animal Feedback”
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Cameron Berg | Research Director, AE Studio
“Empirically Probing AI Consciousness - Early Results and Learnings”
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Evan Boyar | Senior Engineer and Independent Researcher
“Brain Emulation: A Landscape Survey”
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Jay Luong | Fellowship Lead, Sentient Futures
Consciousness in the Making
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
October 8th, 7:30 - 10pm | 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
October 10 -12th | 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
October 12th, 7pm-11.30pm | 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.