We aim to build a multidisciplinary field focusing on how ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE can positively impact NON-HUMANS

AI, Animals, & Digital Minds 2025 will bring together leading minds in London and virtually to explore the intersection of AI, animals, and digital minds – and to work together to help the future go better for all sentient beings.

On Friday, expect a classic conference day with talks, panels, and workshops delivered by leaders in the field. At the weekend, it’s a smaller unconference where you set the agenda – pitch topics, lead discussions, and dive into what matters most.

HOW CAN I ATTEND?

  • The in-person conference will take place all day on Friday 30th May 2025 at University College London in Bloomsbury. Please buy your ticket or apply to volunteer via the Register as attendee link above.

  • There will be an in-person unconference at the Ambitious Impact office in Spitalfields all day on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June 2025. The cost per ticket is £35 for the weekend, which includes lunch on both days. Places are limited at the unconference – please apply via the Register as attendee link above.

  • Talks and panels in the main room of the in-person conference will be livestreamed via the AI for Animals YouTube account, for free. Please subscribe to our newsletter here to ensure you receive the link beforehand; no other registration is required.

  • Separate from the in-person unconference, there will be a virtual unconference at 4–7pm UTC on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June 2025. The cost will be £5 per ticket. Places are limited at the virtual unconference – please apply via the Register as attendee link above.

Speakers & Featured Guests

SATELLITE EVENTS

  • Code for Compassion London 2025

    Join leading AI developers & animal advocates to build practical tech solutions for animal protection in this ground-breaking hackathon developed in collaboration between Electric Sheep & Open Paws, with support from AI for Animals.

    Solve real world problems based on technical needs submitted by animal protection & food system innovation orgs.

    Utilise the first-ever suite of AI models specifically trained for animal advocacy: Pre-trained & fine-tuned models, along with dedicated cloud compute for each team.

    Expert mentorship & post-hackathon support: Top-performing projects will receive continued support to take your work forward after the hackathon, including connections with funders.

    Pro-animal, pro-innovation: Strategically positioned between AI, Animals & Digital Minds 2025 (30 May – 1 Jun) and Effective Altruism Global London (6–8 Jun), C4C London creates a direct pipeline from technical innovation to real-world deployment.

    Join the community: Be part of a growing movement of like minded people; collaborate, build and come to our post-hackathon social to connect with other animal-passionate people!

    Whether you’re an AI engineer, full-stack developer, ML researcher, or just passionate about animals, we hope to see you there!

    Apply now by 30th April & join our Discord.

Attendees of the in-person conference at LSE in 2024
Attendees creating their own unconference schedule
2024 Unconference/Retreat
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steer AI towards a better future for all sentient beings

Testimonials

  • "I found that the unconference sessions led to real, tangible project ideas, and I left feeling like we're on the cusp of something huge for animal welfare!"

    - Aaron Boddy, Chief Operations Officer, Shrimp Welfare Project

  • "AI has the potential to affect nonhuman animals everywhere, and over the past two years, this conference has played a key role in accelerating research about this important and neglected topic. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in AI ethics or animal ethics."

    - Jeff Sebo, Director, NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy

  • “I loved how the conference brought together numerous groups that don't typically interact. Animal advocates and activists could meet and discuss topics with academics studying precision livestock farming and philosophers researching animal consciousness and digital minds. ”

    - Richie Manandhar-Richardson, Data Scientist & Researcher, Bryant Research & Good Growth Co.

  • “We presented our vision to map the most important sources of farm animal suffering over the next few years... The audience's enthusiasm and interest in our work were truly motivating.”

    Wladimir J. Alonso, Researcher and Director, Center for Welfare Metrics

 FAQs

  • Click the Register as attendee link at the top of this page.

  • Click the Apply as speaker link at the top of this page.

  • Click the Register as attendee link at the top of this page, then scroll down the tickets to select the Application to volunteer ticket.

  • Yes! Check out the How do I attend? section higher up in this page.

  • Yes. Both in person and virtually, the conference and unconference are separate events. You can book a ticket for the conference without applying to the unconference, and you can apply to the unconference (in-person or virtually) without booking a ticket for the conference. Or you can book for the conference and apply to the unconference together!

    Just select which option you’d like via the Register as attendee link at the top of this page.

  • Please contact Alistair (lead organiser) at londonconference@aiforanimals.org if you have other questions, concerns or ideas.

PLANNING TEAM

  • Constance Li

    Founder & Executive Director, AI for Animals

  • Alistair Stewart

    Lead Organiser

  • Chloe Jefferson

    Operations & Communications Lead

  • Emma Moore

    Social Media & Design Lead

  • Ronen Bar

    Agenda Content Developer

  • Rebecca Brolin

    Volunteer Lead

  • Konrad Kozaczek

    Agenda Lead

  • Miri Muntean

    Logistics Lead

  • Ben Stevenson

    Virtual Unconference Lead