We are standing at the edge of the most significant shift in human history since the Industrial Revolution. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant sci-fi concept; it is the new architect of our world. But while the headlines focus on human jobs and digital ethics, a silent population hangs in the balance: the billions of sentient beings in our factory farms, laboratories, and vast wildernesses.

The Stake: Efficiency vs. Empathy
The numbers are staggering. Each year, over 80 billion land animals and trillions of marine animals are processed through industrial systems. This documentary, AI & Animals, exposes a chilling reality: without our intervention, AI is being programmed to make these systems "better"—not for the animals, but for the bottom line. It means higher stocking densities, automated slaughter, and the ability to exploit life on a scale previously impossible.

"I think there’s a real concern that the effect of AI on animals will be negative." — Peter Singer, Princeton University

A Call to Evolutionary Action
This film features the world’s leading moral and technical minds, including Singer, author of the seminal work Animal Liberation. Alongside over a dozen thought leaders, he warns that the "values" we feed into AI today—the Large Language Models and algorithms—will dictate how the machines of tomorrow view the moral worth of a living soul.

Why you must watch and act:
The Power of the "Agent": Learn how one advocate equipped with AI can do the work of a thousand, accelerating the end of animal testing and the rise of cultivated proteins.

Breaking the Language Barrier: See how AI is being used to decode animal communication, finally giving a "voice" to the voiceless and shattering the myth of human superiority.

Preventing the Next Wave: We missed the chance to stop factory farming before it started. We cannot afford to miss the window to "align" AI with compassion before these systems become autonomous.

AI & Animals is more than a documentary; it is a tactical manual for the modern activist. The tools of exploitation are being upgraded. It is time for the movement for mercy to upgrade, too.

The future is being coded right now. Let’s make sure it includes justice for every sentient being.

FEATURED IN THIS FILM:
Peter Singer. Princeton University
Max Taylor, Animal Charity Evaluators
Constance Li, Sentient Futures
Jonathan Birch, London School of Economics
Bernice Bovenkerk, Wageningen University & Research
Tse Yip Fai, National University of Singapore
Aditya S. Karanam, Animal Ethics
Jeff Sebo, New York University
Oscar Horta, University of Santiago de Compostela
Vanessa Sarre, Macroscopic Ventures
Adrià Moret, University of Barcelona
Caatje Kluskens, Wageningen University & Research
Sam Tucker, Open Paws
Kevin Xia, Hive
Matti Wilks, University of Edimburgh
Alexandra Hammond, Liverpool John Moores University

DIRECTED BY
Alba García Bernal, Oscar Horta
Photography and edition
Xiana Castro
Music and sound edition
Extreme music, Álvaro Iglesias
Narrated by
Samantha Damiano