As the field expanded, it has become increasingly multi-disciplinary, incorporating techniques and research from disciplines such as artificial intelligence (AI), requirements engineering (RE), and veterinary science.
[8][9][10][11] In her ACI Manifesto (2011), Clara Mancini defines one aim of ACI as understanding "the interaction between animals and computing technology within the contexts in which animals habitually live, are active, and socialise with members of the same or other species, including humans".
Accordingly, some ACI research has given considerable attention to questions of animal ethics,[12][13] welfare,[14] consent and power.
[15] Much ACI work focuses on technologies to support communication and relationships between animals and humans.
It incorporates doctoral consortia for junior researchers to become acquainted with the field, and co-located workshops to stimulate collaboration on emerging topics.