**AI×Animals is an 8-week course preparing learners for impactful careers at the frontier of AI & animals.** Fellows will engage with high-stakes issues such as precision livestock farming, the use of machine learning to "decode" animal communication, and the intersection between animal advocacy and AI risks. This program will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and connections to steer AI development and deployment towards animal-positive outcomes.

Program

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Week 1. Welcome and Fellowship Intro Week 2. AI×Animals: The Present and Near Future Week 3. Precision Livestock Farming Week 4. Interspecies Communication Week 5. A World Without Suffering? Advances in Genetic Welfare Week 6. AI×Animals: The Long-Term Future Week 7. Animal Advocacy in the Age of AI Risk Week 8. Taking Action: Career Planning

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Week 1. Welcome and Fellowship Intro

Week 2. AI×Animals: The Present & Near Future

Week 3. Precision Livestock Farming

Week 4. Interspecies Communication

Week 5. A World Without Suffering? Advances in Genetic Welfare

Week 6. AI×Animals: The Long-Term Future

Week 7. Animal Advocacy in the Age of AI Risk

Week 8. Taking Action: Career Planning

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Please find below all course materials including readings and resources for the entire course.

Week 1: Welcome and Fellowship Intro

Week 2: AI×Animals: The Present and Near Future