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80,000 Hours’ new video team released their first long-form video on their new YouTube channel, AI in Context. The video provides a visual walkthrough of the AI 2027 report, describing a possible future where AI radically transforms the world in the next two years.
80,000 Hours also published a problem profile on risks from power-seeking AI systems.
On The 80,000 Hours Podcast, Rob interviewed Ryan Greenblatt on the four most likely ways for AI to take over. They also released a compilation episode on what 13 experts say about bouncing back from an apocalypse.
The Supreme Court in Bulgaria has officially banned the breeding and import of American mink in the country.
Meanwhile, in Poland, a fur farming bill is pending proceedings in a special parliamentary commission. The responsible team at Anima International estimates a 30–50% probability that the ban will be passed. The ban would mean the full elimination of around 2–3 million animals per year in Poland. For more information on the cost-effectiveness of working on fur animals, check out this post evaluating the cost-effectiveness of Anima International in Poland.
Animal Advocacy Careers released a Campaigns Guide to help people understand what campaigning for animals actually looks like and how to get started.
Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) has shared their latest Movement Grants recipients.
ACE disbursed 24 grants totaling $835,478 to outstanding projects and individuals working to create meaningful change for animals across diverse regions and contexts.
Faunalytics released a mid-year update highlighting recent research, new resources, and plans for the rest of the year.
Faunalytics’ new report, From Performative To Transformative: Navigating Equity & Inclusion Across A Diverse Animal Advocacy Movement, explores how farmed animal advocacy organizations can approach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in ways that are aligned with their mission, strategy, and values, drawing on interviews with BIPOC advocates and analysis of over 200 organizations.
Fish Welfare Initiative (FWI) recently published the following posts:
Their former intern also published an EA Forum post about her time with FWI.
Over the past year and a half, GiveWell has been investigating family planning services that help people decide whether and when to have children. In their latest podcast episode, CEO and co-founder Elie Hassenfeld and Senior Research Associate Dilhan Perera discuss the complexities of evaluating family planning programs. More on this work here.
GiveWell’s blog post “Apples, Oranges, and Outcomes” explores the framework of moral weights—what they are, how GiveWell uses them, and why GiveWell is working to make them better.
GiveWell has recommended over $1 billion to malaria programs, averting an estimated 200,000+ deaths—mostly in young children. Now, major anticipated funding reductions threaten to create substantial gaps in life-saving malaria programs. In a recent podcast episode, CEO and co-founder Elie Hassenfeld and researchers Alex Bowles and Rosie Bettle discuss the potential impacts of these funding shortfalls. Learn more about Givewell’s response to the cuts here.
GFI Brazil Senior Public Policy Analyst Mariana Bernal represented GFI at the mid-year United Nations climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany. GFI Brazil co-hosted an official side event on protein diversification in partnership with ProVeg and the Physicians Association for Nutrition, along with a dinner for agriculture negotiators.
GFI APAC joined forces with their China-based strategic partner to co-host the 2025 AltProtein Asia Forum. The event brought together top scientists from Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore to share insights on overcoming technical bottlenecks related to taste, scale, and price parity for alternative proteins.
GFI Europe published a new report on financing mechanisms for the European alternative protein ecosystem.
A new report from GFI and Hawkwood Biotech comprehensively analyses the cost-competitiveness and cost drivers of fermentation-derived ingredients. Principal Scientist Adam Leman, Ph.D., and Lead Scientist Lucas Eastham led a webinar sharing the results of the report.
GFI Europe hosted a policy breakfast in Berlin to introduce staff from the German Parliament, federal ministries, and federal states to the basics of alternative protein. The event, held in collaboration with ProVeg Germany and the German industry association BALPro, highlighted the economic benefits of protein diversification, the role of farmers, and the need for political action in the new legislative period.
GFI conducted webinars on four flagship annual assessments on the state of alternative proteins.
In July, 7 companies reported on their cage-free commitments to spare 2.4 million hens in their supply chain. Based on these companies’ progress, THL estimates that they spared 500,000 hens from cages last year.
THL published its annual Cage-free Fulfillment Report, which found that as of July 2025, 92% of all cage-free commitments due in 2024 or earlier have been fulfilled. This is up from 89% in 2024 and continues the trend of companies fulfilling their commitments at high rates.
THL also published a European Chicken Commitment Progress Report, which found that more than 260 million chickens raised for meat are already being spared from some of the worst and most widespread abuses on factory farms, and nearly 400 corporate commitments will spare 1.3 billion chickens once fully implemented.
In New Incentives’ latest blog post, they share lessons learned while piloting the distribution of oral rehydration solution (ORS) alongside cash incentives.
Thanks for the updates!
I was curious to know how GiveWell assessed the decrease in human welfare due to decreasing human population. They simply neglected this consideration, as illustrated below, while implying accounting for it would make family planning interventions harmful.