Fortune· 2h ago· 1 min read
As AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic race toward IPO, they're expected to create a new wave of millionaires and billionaires —and unleash billions of dollars in charitable giving. One of the major causes already attracting that wealth may come as a surprise: factory-farmed animals.
This year alone, donors tied to the AI industry have contributed roughly $40 million to efforts aimed at improving the lives of chickens, pigs, and other animals raised in industrial agriculture, according to Lewis Bollard, who has spent the past decade leading farm animal welfare work at Coefficient Giving .
“With the young AI crowd, there's way more of a willingness to say, 'Yeah, I'll just sign a million-dollar check. Sure,” Bollard told Forbes .
Much of that momentum traces back to an appearance Bollard made on tech podcaster Dwarkesh Patel's show in August 2025. During the hour-long conversation, the…
Continue reading at FortuneDiscussion
Be the first to comment.
Never miss a headline
Get breaking Nigerian and world news straight to your inbox.
Related Articles
Provident Q2 2026 slides: record revenue drives earnings beat
5m ago
Read More
Tetragon H1 2026 slides: NAV falls 3.1% amid portfolio losses
6m ago
Read MoreEarnings call transcript: The Marcus Corporation tops Q2 2026 estimates
6m ago
Read MoreUniversal Music Q2 revenue jumps on streaming, Downtown deal despite margin woes
7m ago
Read MoreYen surges, analysts suspect official Japanese intervention
7m ago
Read MorePermira-backed Reformation valued at $886 million as shares open flat in debut
8m ago
Read MoreLatest in Business
Earnings call transcript: HNI tops EPS estimates in Q2 2026, shares rise
Investing.com · 8m ago
TriMas Q2 2026 slides: profit surges 29% despite flat organic sales
Investing.com · 8m ago
AIXTRON H1 2026 slides: optoelectronics surge drives 81% order growth
Investing.com · 8m ago
Bryan Johnson says he might have taken 'this whole longevity thing too far'
Business Insider · 10m ago
Mortgage rates jump to their highest level in a year and show few signs of falling
MarketWatch · 12m ago
We moved from a big US city to a small town in Southern Italy 12 years ago. Raising kids here isn't what I expected.
Business Insider · 14m ago
Nearly a third of workers admit to sabotaging their company’s AI—and smaller paychecks may explain why
Fortune · 29m ago
‘I predict one day Amazon will fail’: Jeff Bezos once warned his company might only last 30 years. At 31, it’s the biggest company in the world
Fortune · 43m ago
Most Read Today
LeBron James officially joins 76ers on two-year contract | Report
Yahoo Sports · 4d ago
Real Madrid close in on Yan Diomande as PSG withdraw from race
Yahoo Sports · 3d ago
Liverpool told to move for La Liga defender this summer
Yahoo Sports · 4d ago
After Trump launched war on Iran, hiked inflation through tariffs, Johnson labels election ‘common sense vs. communism’
Fortune · 3d ago
‘176,000 Nigerians visited Ghana in 2025’
Punch · 2d ago
FG predicts drop in cooking gas prices
Daily Trust · 2d ago
Insecurity: Group commends Tinubu’s approval of 12 new Nigerian Army Divisions
Nigerian Tribune · 2d ago
Six students sustain minor injuries as fire destroys Leklebi SHS House Master's apartment
3News · 4d ago