Predictably helping animals in the long-run seems very difficult (partly because the future could be so weird). Some exploration of this & more, plus near-term AI<>AW takes.
I wrote a report giving a high-level review of what work people are doing in AI safety. The report specifically focused on two areas: AI policy/advocacy and non-human welfare (including animals and digital minds).
Cross-posted to the EA Forum.
Many people in the animal welfare community treat AI as a powerful but normal technology, in the same category as the steam engine or the internet. They talk about how transformative AI will impact factory farming and what it will mean for animal advocacy.