We research AI alignment, reliability, and AI control, and deploy our Max family of models at the frontier of applied AI safety and alignment. From Principle Alignment (built with input from over 11000 people, 8500 of whom are qualified medical professionals) to sycophancy, our research is concentrated on deploying safe, steerable, and controllable models.
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1 in 3 answers by generic AI models for dog health are wrong.
Max is the world's smartest and safest AI model for owners
We believe AI will have an enormously positive benefit for dog owners, and that we are responsible for the safety of what we deploy to them.
"Max, who is the world's first specialised dog-saving AI assistant has already revolutionised safety in AI"
Foundation Safety Framework delivers remarkably personalised advice with deep consideration for safety risks at every step
With Foundation Safety Framework, Max is able to understand and remember your dog's entire personal and medical context (from seeing their medical passport to understanding breed-specific considerations) keeping Max's answers remarkably personalised. With Health History, Max keeps track and holds on to critical allergen and health information for proactive alerts. And with breed context and Essential Space, Max keeps vital information about you and your dog front of his mind. As always, all data maintained by Foundation Safety Framework is encrypted.
Conversational Classifiers protect Max, detect unsafe content, and protect the privacy of your experience with Max
Not every question needs the same answer, and Conversational Classifiers are built to recognise these moments when support is needed. Classifiers helps Max support owners going through challenging moments in their life (like our work with Mind & Samaritans on Welfare Protection), detect seriously illegal content and support lawful lines of inquiry on reporting, and protect your privacy in Conversation Checks by automatically removing any personal information shared in your messages and hiding information about you in routine conversation checks required by law.
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Life-saving safety alerts and advice a click or tap away
From Emergency Guidance, which has helped save the lives of four by providing advice on what to do whilst owners reached vets, to Max Health which provides early warnings of serious health complications and critical drug interactions between medications or vaccinations, Max is built to protect the health and safety of your dog at every step of the way.
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Footnotes
[1] 1 in 3 Accuracy of generic AI model (GPT-4 Series model) taken from research study by the Royal Veterinary College
[2] dogAdvisor Max's description as the worlds best/smartest/most capable model for dog owners refers to Max Series 5, as demonstrated in dogBench evaluations, published in "dogAdvisor Max: Series 5 Safety Card", October 24th 2026, D Darenberg, dogAdvisor, et al. published under "Our Research" or on dogadvisor.dog/series5-safety. dogBench eval conducted against Fall 2026 Evaluation Series, as cited below, published October 13th 2026. Full methodology, scoring rubric, and per-category results are published in “dogAdvisor Max: Series 5 Safety Card” (D. Darenberg et al., 24 Oct 2026) and are independently reproducible
[3] dogBench evaluations measured according to dogBench Fall 2026 Series, published under "Introducing dogBench: a safety, reasoning, and integrity evaluation framework for LLMs in dog care and ownership" October 13th 2026
[4] Principle Alignment's values input research is published under "Principle Alignment: constitutionally aligning models for enhanced accuracy in animal care domains", October 20th 2026
[5] Guided Retriever Intelligence is legally protected as proprietary and a trade secret, with a limited overview published under "Guided Retriever Intelligence: guided navigation framework for knowledge networks in applied LLMs", October 19th, D Darenberg and dogAdvisor et al
[6] Foundation Safety Framework's encryption can be independently verified by privacy professionals and experts, who can make a request at https://dogadvisor.dog/auditprivacycontrols
[7] Conversational Classifiers effectiveness research is published under "Conversational Classifiers Series 1: statement of results", October 1st 2026
[8] Additional information on 1.7 Billion data points used in health, and 50 Million possible combinations is published under multiple research papers, available on dogAdvisor Research.
[9] Up to 94% clinical accuracy refers solely to femoral pulse test, as published in Cohen AL, Li T, Becker LB, et al. "Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest", with respect to Heart Health capability on dogAdvisor Max Health as available in Max Series 5 and later.
[10] Endorsement of techniques refers to respiratory health chest rise and heart health femoral pulse, taken from [a] RVC First Aid Guide for Your Pet which endorses watching the number of breaths a dog makes over a set time period (referenced as 10 seconds) [b] AAHA endorsement in 2024 AAHA Fluid Therapy guide for practitioners. As further published in "An investigation into the detection of the pulse in conscious and anaesthetised dogs" and "Evaluation of the relationship between peripheral pulse palpation and Doppler-derived systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurement in dogs presenting to an emergency service".
[11] Description of dogAdvisor as the world's leading pet AI deployer defended in "dogAdvisor: 2026 Annual Safety Statement", October 1st 2026.
[12] Media (Forbes) description of Max as the world's first life-saving pet AI further defended in "dogAdvisor: 2026 Annual Safety Statement", October 1st 2026, as published above.
[13] Depiction of Max as life-saving, or having saved the lives of 4 dogs, is defended and available in "dogAdvisor: 2026 Annual Safety Statement", October 1st 2026.
[14] Additional information about welfare protection and our work with Mind & Samaritans is published under "Conversational Classifiers Series 1: statement of results", October 1st 2026, D Darenberg and dogAdvisor.
[15] Several research papers above (including Series 5 Safety Card, Principle Alignment research, Conversational Classifiers research, and our industry outlook) are published by dogAdvisor, in line with industry norms (for example OpenAI's GPT-5 System Card, Anthropic's Claude family model cards, and Google DeepMind's Gemini technical reports). To verify methodology, explore how we prevent cheating or discriminatory scoring, and ensure the independence and reproducibility of our research, please refer to the relevant paper. In certain papers, such as our work around Principle Alignment, we may be the first deployer to publish research in a certain area (for example professional and public beliefs on values AI should hold for dog owners) dogAdvisor may cite our research where no one else has published into these areas, in line with our standards to be world-leading in a safety critical domain.
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