The algorithm will see you now: Why AI is the nail in the coffin for animal medical testing
Daily Maverick | 25.06.2026 01:48
Every 24 hours, between 100 million and 200 million animals are dying cruel deaths in laboratories worldwide. Mice, rats, rabbits, dogs and primates are used in the name of science and progress. We’ve been told for years that their suffering is “necessary” to keep medicines or cosmetics safe. But this is just wrong. The future of medical testing isn’t cowering in fear in a cage. It’s written in code.