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July 31, 2026
<p> It's my belief that the intersection of AI x Animals represents one of the most pressing current opportunities for the prevention of suffering. <br> <br> 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.<br> <br> To help with that this post includes:</p><ul> <li> 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.</li><li> A quadrant map and table visualising alignment and influence of various key orgs</li><li> A network map visualising relationships between various key orgs</li></ul><p><strong> For Context</strong></p><p> 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. </p><p> I am treating this as a working document and welcome pushback, feedback, updates etc</p><p> Also, whilst the project was completed as part of an Effective Thesis Fellowship [...]</p></br></br></br></br></p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:56) For Context</p><p>(01:39) Key Takeaways</p><p>(03:27) Why This Intersection Deserves (More) Serious Attention</p><p>(05:51) The Research Process</p><p>(10:14) The Actor Landscape: Mapping Influence and Alignment</p><p>(10:58) "That Damned Diagonal"</p><p>(11:43) The Missing Middle</p><p>(12:16) The Anthropic Anomaly</p><p>(13:20) The Network of Influence</p><p>(14:00) Disconnected AI Safety and Animal Advocacy Orgs</p><p>(15:02) The Potential Utility of Bridge Nodes</p><p>(15:45) What the Literature Tells Us: Eight Sub-Domains</p><p>(27:51) The Structural Asymmetry: A Summary</p><p>(29:43) Where Do We Go From Here?</p> <p><i>The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration.</i> </p><p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 30th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Zp5cFZF4CLQrGZHTg/i-spent-167-hours-mapping-the-aixanimals-ecosystem-so-you?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Zp5cFZF4CLQrGZHTg/i-spent-167-hours-mapping-the-aixanimals-ecosystem-so-you</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/Zp5cFZF4CLQrGZHTg/axyqujdtdmisond4rcxe" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/Zp5cFZF4CLQrGZHTg/axyqujdtdmisond4rcxe" alt="Scatter plot titled "AI × Animals: Actor Landscape Map (v3)" showing influence versus welfare alignment." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/Zp5cFZF4CLQrGZHTg/epoj1cuglc8sosdzsauj" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/Zp5cFZF4CLQrGZHTg/epoj1cuglc8sosdzsauj" alt="Network diagram titled "AI × Animals: Actor Network Map" showing connected colored nodes." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</p></div>

July 30, 2026
<p> The world of private philanthropy may be in for a period of large growth. News of Coefficient Giving increasing their funding for GiveWell to one billion in the near-term, and the general growth of the effective giving community as reported by Giving What We Can, make it difficult for even hardcore sceptics (and I probably count myself among this curmudgeonly crowd) to stick to the view that we are in business as usual.</p><p> There are many reasons to believe that this expected growth will happen, and I’d be remiss to not mention Nan Ransohoff's great piece on the matter. This article was a catalyst. Where before board members and execs who were particularly clued into the Bay area may have expected to see this change in the size of the giving market, Nan's piece gave this a name and salience. The third wave of philanthropy materialized slowly, and then all at once.</p><p> This possibility of increased funding has now taken the shape of a near certainty in some circles. Besides the perfunctory “it may not happen” at the end of a long pitch, it is not uncommon to sit in conversations that assume the existence of this funding, and [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(01:34) No such money</p><p>(03:11) Smaller amounts</p><p>(04:23) Absorption</p><p>(06:24) What next?</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 29th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xNnafgb8BAkysaHsh/what-if-the-third-wave-is-a-puddle?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xNnafgb8BAkysaHsh/what-if-the-third-wave-is-a-puddle</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p>

July 29, 2026
<p><strong> Executive Summary</strong></p><p> Newborns born too small or too soon (vulnerable) account for 70% of the world's 2 million newborn deaths every year, despite representing just 15% of births. Kangaroo Care, a practice of skin to skin care and exclusive breastfeeding, is proven to reduce mortality among vulnerable newborns by a third compared to conventional care. Despite WHO recommendation, only 5% of eligible newborns receive it.<br> First Embrace was incubated in the Ambitious Impact program in late 2025 to minimise newborn deaths by scaling Kangaroo Care. One in every ten newborn deaths is in Nigeria, where we work. <br> <br> In our first year we evaluated two key questions:</p><ol> <li> Can we cost-effectively deliver Kangaroo Care in a high-burden Nigerian public hospital?</li><li> Can government partnership provide evidence of a path from policy on paper to implementation at scale?<br> </li></ol>ReachWe have been delivering Kangaroo Care at our pilot hospital since February 2026. By June we enrolled 320 newborns and delivered Kangaroo Care to 301 of them.ImpactWe conservatively estimate that our program counterfactually saves 43 lives per year for $4,378 per life saved. At regional scale we estimate this drops to $3,711.<br> During the pilot our program saved 14 lives. <br> <br> GiveWell estimates the [...]</br></br></br></br></li></ol></br></br></br></p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:24) Executive Summary</p><p>(02:31) 1. The Problem</p><p>(03:23) 2. The Solution</p><p>(05:40) 3. Our Approach</p><p>(07:31) 4. Results</p><p>(07:52) 4.1. Baseline Neonatal Mortality</p><p>(09:25) 4.2. Outcome</p><p>(11:39) 4.3. Cost-effectiveness</p><p>(13:43) 5. Implementation Lessons</p><p>(15:14) 6. Plans</p><p>(15:17) Improvement</p><p>(18:31) Evaluation</p><p>(19:12) Partnerships</p><p>(19:37) 7. Team</p><p>(20:27) 8. Funding</p><p>(21:04) Thank you</p><p>(21:34) Appendix A: Implementation model in detail</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> July 29th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/introducing-first-embrace-an-ambitious-impact-incubated?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/introducing-first-embrace-an-ambitious-impact-incubated</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/g59dpy7rxr0gdz8keio9" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/g59dpy7rxr0gdz8keio9" alt="Smiling woman holding two babies using kangaroo care." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/prtzf03taqwnoja2d776" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/prtzf03taqwnoja2d776" alt=""Theory of change" flowchart diagram showing Kangaroo Care program stages." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/dsprw5ktrgtj56hreydm" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/dsprw5ktrgtj56hreydm" alt="Nurses addressing seated patients in a hospital ward." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/s2upijwgmhsgiricx9bs" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/s2upijwgmhsgiricx9bs" alt="Four-step strategy diagram: "Develop, Evaluate, Scale, Enable Replication."" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/dufr31talna6v0hflwvb" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/dufr31talna6v0hflwvb" alt="Seven people posing together outside a building." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/opqyvvzyfcuibrx6b9fz" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/wGXCuedzsubqNDAca/opqyvvzyfcuibrx6b9fz" alt="Flowchart showing "pathways between SSC, EIBF, and clinical outcomes."" style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. 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