Tech for Tails:

Animals, Technology and Ethics

20 NOVEMBER 2026, 1pm - 4:30pm

online

Participation and zoom link upon registration here.

Online workshop with some of the most renowned scholars who work in the filed of animals and technology. They will ponder the question epistemic justice raised by the convergence between biotech and AI, the ethical challenges involved in the technological feasibility of recreating extinct species, the relevance of sentience as the basis of moral consideration, and the ethical ramifications of the interactions between animals and machines.

Program

13:00-13-05 Introduction

13:05-13:45 Bernice Bovenkerk (Wageningen University)
“The Synergy between Biotechnology and AI for Conservation: An Epistemic Justice Problem”

13:45-14:25 Mickey Gjerris (University of Copenhagen)
“Love in the Age of De-Extinction”

14:25-14:40 Break

14:40-15:20 Oscar Horta (University of Santiago de Compostela)
“Sentience-Inclusive Alignment While There Is Still Time”

15:20-16:00 Oliver Bendel (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland)
“Introduction to Animal-Machine Interaction”

16:00-16:30 General discussion

Participation and zoom link upon registration here.