Plan A’s verification system is uniquely good, but Appendix L shows a different weakness: the evidence can appear and the people in charge can still explain it away. I wrote a response about what a behavioural standard for those decision-makers might add, along with how Appendix V places AI welfare inside the larger control system: [What Plan A Cannot Verify] (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/z2D3nWrJDv4FpkHsS/what-plan-a-cannot-verify)

Thank you for posting this!  Part of being humane to our animal friends is to support "lab grown" meat. But there are now legal hurdles protecting traditional ranchers, and seven states already banned the sale of cell-cultured protein. However, now there are federal lawsuits we should support, from producers who have already cleared USDA and FDA safety reviews. Track some of the ongoing legal and regulatory battles at The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/03/texas-cultivated-meat-lab-grown-ban-lawsuit/