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How many of the top 2026 AI labs will reference animal welfare in their models' guidelines at the end of 2034?

2
0 comments
55
55 forecasters

If an artificial intelligence catastrophe occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

25% chance

26
2626 comments
343
343 forecasters
25%chance

Does $100k to fund cultured meat development have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?

35% chance

0 comments
3
3 forecasters
35%chance

Forecasting the Future of Animals: $3,400 in prizes

9
88 comments

Does $100k to fund plant-based hamburger R&D have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?

41.5% chance

0 comments
1
1 forecaster
41.5%chance

Predict the median of experts' beliefs over "Does $100k to fund plant-based hamburger R&D have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?"

0 comments

Predict the median of experts' beliefs over "Does $100k to fund cultured meat development have a greater animal welfare benefit than $100k to corporate animal welfare campaigns for chickens?"

0.726 0-100% stated probability (0.684 - 0.767)

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2
2 forecasters
0.726 0-100% stated probability
(0.684 - 0.767)

Will the EU have a mandatory multi-tiered animal welfare labelling scheme in place by 2025?

result: no

9
44 comments
81
81 forecasters
ResolvedNo

How many Pro-Animal Future city chapters will there be by the end of 2026?

0 comments
1
1 forecaster

How many American state ballots will have a factory farm ban on them by the end of 2030 due to Pro-Animal Future?

0 comments
1
1 forecaster

Will An American State Ban Factory Farming by 2030?

5% chance

0 comments
13
13 forecasters
5%chance

When will the first course on wild animal welfare be taught at a top university?

>31 Dec 2024 (30 Aug 2024 - >31 Dec 2024)

7
3232 comments
47
47 forecasters
ResolvedMore than 31 Dec 2024

Five years after AGI, how many animals will be slaughtered in factory farms?

81.8B billion animals (49.4B - 105B)

4
1010 comments
22
22 forecasters
81.8B billion animals
(49.4B - 105B)

What percent of voters will vote in favor of the Swiss 2022 Bio Suisse Animal Welfare referendum question?

46 (40.2 - 51.9)

6
88 comments
38
38 forecasters
Resolved37.14

PhilPapers survey mini-series: Impermissibility of eating animals and animal products

42.7 (30.2 - 56.6)

13
1414 comments
65
65 forecasters
Resolved18.37

In second edition of the Animal Protection Index how many countries will be listed with B or A grades on the indicator for "Formal Recognition of Animal Sentience"?

10.8 (7.85 - 13.2)

1
22 comments
20
20 forecasters
Resolved8

Future Perfect 2019 Series: Q4 - More animals will be killed for US human consumption in 2019 than in 2018

result: yes

11
3030 comments
81
81 forecasters
ResolvedYes

How many countries will be awarded a B or better for farm animal welfare protection by to the Animal Protection Index by end of 2022?

16.8 (13.2 - 21.3)

2
88 comments
17
17 forecasters
ResolvedLess than 5

Will the either the USA or China improve on their score on an the Animal Protection Index indicator for recognition of animal sentience, by the end 2022?

result: yes

5
44 comments
18
18 forecasters
ResolvedYes

Will the Animal Protection Index award either the USA or China with a higher grade than received in the 2014 index for farm animal welfare by the end 2022?

result: no

6
33 comments
24
24 forecasters
ResolvedNo

In 2025, according to the EA Survey, what percentage of EA dollars will go to animal welfare?

Annulled

4
11 comment
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18 forecasters
Annulled

Will reducing wild animal suffering be a mainstream moral issue in America before 2200?

66.7% chance

14
1313 comments
73
73 forecasters
66.7%chance