Seeing Earth through AI: New initiative tackles global sustainability challenges

26/02/2025 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to address critical sustainability risks and challenges for both people and the planet. To explore this, the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and Google DeepMind have launched Seeing Earth through AI. This initiative will start with the development of an open-access report to guide AI's application in sustainability science.
Seeing Earth through AI: New initiative tackles global sustainability challenges
An international team of researchers joins forces to explore the rapidly evolving field of AI. Photo: SRC

The research team will explore how AI can enhance monitoring, modeling, and decision-making to support sustainability efforts. Their focus will be on using AI to better understand climate and social tipping points, improve predictions of extreme weather impacts, and accelerate global scientific efforts, such as the Planetary Health Check.

At the first workshop in Stockholm, researchers from various disciplines discussed the opportunities and challenges of using AI for scientific analysis, including ethical considerations and energy use. While AI holds immense potential to support a low-carbon, sustainable future, its rapid development must be approached responsibly to mitigate potential risks.

The initiative, led by Victor Galaz (SRC) and Jonathan Donges (PIK), is part of a broader partnership between SRC and PIK and was launched in January.

Article by the SRC:

https://www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events/general-news/2025-02-26-humanity-needs-to-scale-up-the-good-ai-solutions-for-our-planet.html

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