Orlando’s Pet Alliance helps develop AI guidelines for animal shelters

Pet Alliance helped develop a national charter aimed at guiding how animal welfare organizations use artificial intelligence to support shelter pets.The Orlando nonprofit joined nearly 60 participants from animal welfare, academia and business at the first Best Friends AI in Animal Welfare Summit, held Oct. 9-10 at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.According to the announcement, animal welfare organizations are already using AI to analyze data, support marketing, improve operations and streamline communications.Guidelines emphasize human oversightParticipants worked on the Charter for Responsible AI in Animal Welfare, a shared set of principles focused on the welfare of shelter dogs and cats, the human-animal bond and human judgment.Its eight core commitments are animal lifesaving and welfare, humanity, integrity, oversight, accountability, intentionality, adaptability and sustainability.The charter provides shared principles rather than government regulations.“Saving the li