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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 7d

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! ✨

🎟️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆!
Register here: www.sentientfutures.ai/nyc2025.

Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 12d

📣 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 📣

Join the community shaping what's next.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: www.sentientfutures.ai/nyc2025

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 19d

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! ✨

🎟️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆!
Register here: www.sentientfutures.ai/nyc2025

Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 25d

The week left us more connected as a team and clearer on the work ahead 🤝. A special thanks as well to Sanu — not pictured in the team photo 📸, but an important part of making this possible.

Thank you again to the CARE and Anima teams, and to everyone who joined us in these conversations.

Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 25d

We also had the chance to host:
• An 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 with Damin and Jay 💡
• An 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺 meetup with Sam and Constance 🌌
• An 𝗦-𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 meetup with Sam ⚠️

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 25d

Nineteen advocates role-played how animal agriculture might adapt if AI began shifting incentives of global powers 🌍 — from precision farming in China 🇨🇳 to new geopolitical dynamics. We’ll be sharing more soon.

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 25d

The Anima International organisers and volunteers created a thoughtful space and generously supported us in running the first ever AGIxAnimals wargame 🎲.

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 25d

We were excited to attend the CARE Conference this year as a team for the very first time 💙

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · 26d

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! ✨

🎟️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆!
Register here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Sep 5

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, & 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! ✨

🎟️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆!
www.zeffy.com/ticketing/se...

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁? 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: airtable.com/appMrThwr4p4...

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 29

📣 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀

🗣️ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (early submissions by 8th September preferred)
🏢 Manhattan, New York City
📅 October 9-10, 2025

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 - 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
airtable.com/appMrThwr4p4...

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 25

👩‍💻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗔𝗜×𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 📣.
AI×Animals is an 8-week program preparing learners to ensure the future of AI is positive for all beings, regardless of species.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: sentient-futures.notion.site/aixa

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 23

📣 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 📣

Lead your own session, or participate in deep conversations on future oriented solutions that reduce nonhuman suffering.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 21

3/3 Engage in expert-facilitated weekly discussions following our curated curriculum, applying these frameworks to some of the most neglected groups—fish, shrimp, insects, wild animals, and even speculative future animal markets. If this mission sounds exciting to you, we encourage you to apply!

Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 21

2/3 Through this 7-week program, fellows will learn key principles for prioritizing interventions across species and contexts using evidence-based tools, including scope-sensitive frameworks, sentience-focused moral weights, and methods for quantifying negative welfare by time and intensity.

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎉 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🎉
🌍 How can you make the biggest difference for animals?

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 to be a learner (deadline: September 15) or facilitator (deadline: September 23): sentient-futures.notion.site/pna

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 13

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀?
In our latest youtube video we share the highlights from our recent AI, Animals, and Digital Minds conference in June.
🎥 Hear directly from organizers and attendees: youtu.be/xbWwZBuQLdY?...

Highlights: AI, Animals, and Digital Minds London 2025

YouTube video by Sentient Futures

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 13

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵 & 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 🗽.
🦑 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗬𝗖 🦑

We are hosting this event right before EAG NYC.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 12

🤝 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗼-𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 🌌.
Jay brings this unique blend of skills & experience to develop impactful courses & programs at Sentient Futures 🧠.

👀 𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻!): lnkd.in/eixzhzHc

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 7

Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more about the launch of our upcoming courses: linktr.ee/sentfutures

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Building tomorrow for all who feel

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 7

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗼-𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱! 👀 🎯
At Sentient Futures, Damin leads programs improving the long-term future of wild animal welfare and global AI safety (launching soon 🚀)

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 6

👋 Connect with Sam in our growing Slack community: linktr.ee/sentfutures

sentfutures | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Building tomorrow for all who feel

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Aug 6

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱! 🎉✨
At Sentient Futures, Sam will lead our efforts to cultivate a vibrant, impact-driven community ensuring a home for those dedicated to reducing suffering for all sentient beings.

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Jul 29

We are building tomorrow for all who feel. Join the conversation over on Slack and subscribe to our social media channels to stay connected: linktr.ee/sentfutures

sentfutures | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Building tomorrow for all who feel

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Sentient Futures (formerly AI for Animals) @sentfutures.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our strategy will remain the same (we include potentially sentient artificial minds in our events), but hopefully this name communicates our scope better 🤝

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆:
1) What's your take on the name change? 🙏
2) We're migrating a lot of systems, so flag anything broken you find! 🛠️

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