AI for Animals 2025 - Lightning Talks

​Overview

​Join us for our pre-conference webinar where three speakers will share brief (5-7 min), thought-provoking talks on how AI and other advanced technologies could be used to create a better future for animals. This is a unique opportunity to gain insight, ask ample questions, and discover where tech and compassion collide.

​Featuring:

​Xander Balwit is the Editor-in-Chief at Asimov Press, a publication focused on the technologies and ideas that promote flourishing. As part of her work at Asimov, Xander writes and commissions articles about catalyzing progress in animal welfare. In this talk, Xander will be speaking about her Asimov Press article, “Raising Welfare for Lab Rodents.” As the title suggests, this piece examines ways to improve the welfare of animals used in biomedical research from environmental enhancements to genetic welfare.

​Jacob Shwartz-Lucas, Executive Director of the Animal Pain Research Institute

​Dr. David Gruber is the Founder & President of Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative), a nonprofit organization and interdisciplinary scientific and conservation initiative that is listening to and translating the communication of sperm whales in Dominica. His research bridges animal communication, climate science, marine biology, microbiology, molecular biology and for this talk, David will discuss how Project CETI uses gentle robotic and minimally invasive technologies to limit harm to sperm whales and prioritize their welfare when collecting their acoustic data for research.

​2025 AIA Conference

​For more information about our 2025 AI for Animals Conference in Berkeley, CA from March 1-2, please visit aiforanimals.org. There is also a virtual option for those unable to travel.