Great post, thanks for looking into this! I previously noted four different types of interventions one might want to prioritize given AIxAnimals; Iād love to hear your thoughts on the implications on this intersection from a broader, zoomed out perspective!
It doesnāt seem to me like AI could radically change the economics of higher welfare products /ā alternative proteins without other broader transformative effects, or at least if it does, it seems like it would be for a pretty brief period of time before things get very weird. So I think āpast X yearsā ( to use the framework of your comments) there should be heavy discounting and I wouldnāt recommend a save and invest strategy. So to address your four types of interventions:
Short-term, large payoff interventions are going to look good under any model of the world, Iād go further and suggest short-term, small/āmedium payoff interventions may start to look better.
Interventions actively seeking to navigate and benefit animals through an AI transitionāIām skeptical of tractability here, but Iām supportive of the general idea
Interventions that robustly invest in movement capacityāI would think that short timelines actually push us against capacity building on the margin, curious what you meant here
Interventions that seem unlikely to change through an AI transitionāagain skeptical of the tractability, but I support the general idea
Great post, thanks for looking into this! I previously noted four different types of interventions one might want to prioritize given AIxAnimals; Iād love to hear your thoughts on the implications on this intersection from a broader, zoomed out perspective!
It doesnāt seem to me like AI could radically change the economics of higher welfare products /ā alternative proteins without other broader transformative effects, or at least if it does, it seems like it would be for a pretty brief period of time before things get very weird. So I think āpast X yearsā ( to use the framework of your comments) there should be heavy discounting and I wouldnāt recommend a save and invest strategy. So to address your four types of interventions:
Short-term, large payoff interventions are going to look good under any model of the world, Iād go further and suggest short-term, small/āmedium payoff interventions may start to look better.
Interventions actively seeking to navigate and benefit animals through an AI transitionāIām skeptical of tractability here, but Iām supportive of the general idea
Interventions that robustly invest in movement capacityāI would think that short timelines actually push us against capacity building on the margin, curious what you meant here
Interventions that seem unlikely to change through an AI transitionāagain skeptical of the tractability, but I support the general idea