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Disruptive Possibilities: AI and Planetary Health

Tucker, Jason Edward LU (2022) p.73-79
Abstract
This short playful piece is a result of my participation in the Collaborative Foresight Cycle on the Futures of AI and Sustainability. Hosted by Media Evolution in Malmö between May and June 2022, the Cycle brought together a broad range of actors to co-create and explore the future possibilities of AI in relation to sustainability. This piece is a response to the hopelessness which has arisen due to the limited and often dystopian future(s) of planetary health with which we are faced. To counter this, it is posited that AI can be used as an imaginative tool and act as a catalyst for the creation of different and disruptive possible futures of planetary health. By doing so, possibilities such as utopianism and collection action can be put... (More)
This short playful piece is a result of my participation in the Collaborative Foresight Cycle on the Futures of AI and Sustainability. Hosted by Media Evolution in Malmö between May and June 2022, the Cycle brought together a broad range of actors to co-create and explore the future possibilities of AI in relation to sustainability. This piece is a response to the hopelessness which has arisen due to the limited and often dystopian future(s) of planetary health with which we are faced. To counter this, it is posited that AI can be used as an imaginative tool and act as a catalyst for the creation of different and disruptive possible futures of planetary health. By doing so, possibilities such as utopianism and collection action can be put back on the table. (Less)
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subject
keywords
Planetary health, Sustainability, Artificial intelligence, AI, Foresight, Futures
categories
Popular Science
host publication
If only the lake could talk : Futures of AI for Sustainability - Futures of AI for Sustainability
editor
Thörnkvist, Martin ; Hafner, Reeta and Drury, Rowan
pages
73 - 79
publisher
Media Evolution
ISBN
978-91-987389-1-9
project
Politics of AI & Health: From Snake Oil to Social Good - Funded by Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS)
language
English
LU publication?
no
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f83551d9-c009-44e8-ae16-06c399647266
alternative location
https://www.mediaevolution.se/article-details/if-only-the-lake-could-talk
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2024-09-12 11:01:22
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2025-04-04 14:10:47
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  author       = {{Tucker, Jason Edward}},
  booktitle    = {{If only the lake could talk : Futures of AI for Sustainability}},
  editor       = {{Thörnkvist, Martin and Hafner, Reeta and Drury, Rowan}},
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  keywords     = {{Planetary health; Sustainability; Artificial intelligence, AI; Foresight; Futures}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{73--79}},
  publisher    = {{Media Evolution}},
  title        = {{Disruptive Possibilities: AI and Planetary Health}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/195028571/If_only_the_lake_could_talk_Futures_of_AI_for_Sustainability.pdf}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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