e-book and video course on wild animal suffering<\/a>, which were one of the first centralized resources on this topic. We definitely think more work is needed, and we will keep looking for resources so we can continue expanding our work in India.<\/p>\nIf you had to share a final message with the ACE audience, what would it be?<\/h2>\n
I completely understand why the movement is focused on the interventions it is focused on right now, because we know they work. But there are other areas where a much larger number of animals are affected. I get that people feel the existing interventions are more tractable than these newer areas.<\/p>\n
But historically, whenever a new area has shown its importance, it has needed a period of research and capacity building before more tractable interventions could exist. So even though giving talks and running educational courses can seem less measurable, that kind of work has a track record of creating tractability within a cause. Wild animal welfare, marine invertebrates, AI and animals: this is the work that lets more talent and thinking flow into these areas so that real interventions can take shape.<\/p>\n
I would also really encourage the movement to think more from a longtermist perspective. We tend to fall into availability bias and focus on what is right in front of us, so we do not spend enough time on the large-scale harms that could come up in the future. With the arrival of AI, for example, a lot of our current strategies may need to be seriously reconsidered. We should be asking whether they would still hold up through the kinds of transformations AI could bring, and whether there are new opportunities we could be taking advantage of. These are the questions that need to be top of mind as we think about where the movement goes next.<\/p>\n
So my suggestion for the ACE audience is:<\/p>\n