“Can AI power the Global Mapping and Quantification of Animal Suffering? The Pain Atlas Project” by Wladimir J. Alonso, cynthiaschuck

This article examines how AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), could soon enable tackling the enormous challenge of systematically quantifying the main sources of suffering across humans and animals. Two years ago, a post by James Özden and Neil Dullaghan in this forum, on Megaprojects for Animals, highlighted the significant gap in the evidence base to inform effective strategies for animal welfare. They estimated a growth rate of research to inform the animal welfare evidence base lower than 1% of the growth rate seen in global health. We argue that leveraging AI offers a promising solution to address this gap. Drawing inspiration on the success of AlphaFold in rapidly advancing the field of molecular biology, AI can similarly revolutionize the mapping and quantification of animal suffering, providing the much needed evidence to inform and optimize animal welfare interventions, policies and decision-making in general. Because it channels existing knowledge [...] --- First published: June 25th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/SuXcALZ3hayWg6ckY/can-ai-power-the-global-mapping-and-quantification-of-animal --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.