AGI & Animals Debate Week (March 23–29, 2026) is an EA Forum debate week centered on the statement:

If AGI goes well for humans, it’ll go well for animals.

This tag is for posts and discussions that engage with this question, including arguments, cruxes, and related considerations about how advanced AI systems may affect non-human animals.

During the week, the Forum features a frontpage debate slider where users can register their view on the statement and optionally leave comments. In parallel, users contribute posts that aim to inform or shift views on the debate.

The topic focuses on a relatively neglected question: how outcomes for animals may differ in worlds where AGI is successfully aligned with human values. Key considerations include whether human-aligned AGI would adequately account for animal welfare, how transformative AGI is expected to be, and what a “good” outcome for animals entails in post-AGI futures.

This tag can be applied to:

• Posts directly addressing the debate statement

• Analyses of AGI’s potential impact on animals

• Arguments about moral consideration of animals in AI-aligned futures

• Reflections on strategy, prioritization, or advocacy related to animals in transformative AI scenarios

Read more in the announcement post.

Related entries

Artificial intelligence | Animal welfare | AI safety | AI x Animals | AI Welfare Debate Week | Animal Welfare vs Global Health Debate Week | Existential Choices Debate Week | AI alignment | Transformative artificial intelligence | Moral circle expansion | Non-humans and the long-term future | S-risk | Events on the EA Forum