AI veganism applies the rules and thinking of veganism to artificial intelligence (AI). The term has been used both to refer to the idea that people should abstain to AI due to its effects on people and animals, and the idea that people should avoid harming AI systems, especially if they could one day feel things or have awareness.
Harm to people and animals
Some AI vegans have drawn parallels between the use of data without consent to train AI, and the harm inflicted on animals through animal husbandry. Similarly, they have drawn attention to how animal husbandry and AI training/usage both impact the environment.
On an individual level, some AI vegans posit that both the consumption of animal products and the usage of AI negatively impact the consumer or user.
Some have suggested that AI furthers speciesism; for example, a study comparing GPT responses about animals more frequently suggested that cows, pigs, and chickens should be confined or slaughtered, in comparison to cats and dogs.
In practice
Some people and companies
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