AARON WILLIAMSON, THE VALUEWEB. CIFAR AI & SOCIETY. SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE WORKSHOP, MONTREAL SEPT. 18–20, 2020.

June 2020

AI and Climate Change

Digital technologies have created new opportunities to understand and manage global systemic risks, and drive the societal transformations needed to overcome them. In the case of climate change, tools are being explored to track carbon, analyze climate risks, and reimagine climate governance. The digital sector is also helping to mitigate the cascading impacts of emerging crises.

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• Against Modern Indentured Servitude (“I’m Spartacus”) by Jeremy Pitt Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - The term “modern indentured servitude” did not originate with this workshop, but we hope that this special issue has highlighted… ...  Read More
• SSIT Student Essay Contest – Deadline Extended! by Heather Love Posted in: Announcements, Conferences, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - If you are an undergraduate student interested in examining the social implications of technology, submit your work for a chance… ...  Read More
• Starts Thursday November 12 – IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2020 (ISTAS ’20) by Katina Michael Posted in: Conferences, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - *Now a Virtual Conference* -- IEEE ISTAS 2020 Public Interest Technology (Arizona State University) November 12 - November 14 -… ...  Read More
• The Five Words Shaping Humanity’s Ultimate Sustainability by John Havens Posted in: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Will We Make Our Numbers? The year 2020 has a majority of the planet asking the simple question: “How do… ...  Read More
• Capitalizing on AI’s Potential to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis by Sana Khareghani Posted in: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Environment, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - As we work to decouple carbon emissions and economic growth on the path to net zero emissions — so-called “clean… ...  Read More
• Redefining and Renewing Humanism in the Digital Age by Dirk Messner Posted in: Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - With more than 50% of the global population living in non-democratic states, and keeping in mind the disturbing trend to… ...  Read More
• Estimating Carbon Emissions of Artificial Intelligence by Alexandra Luccioni Posted in: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Environment, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - While many of us hear about the latest and greatest breakthrough in AI technology, what we hear less about is… ...  Read More
• Leveraging Digital Disruptions for a Climate-Safe and Equitable World: The Dˆ2S Agenda by Amy Luers Posted in: Commentary, Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - In 2019, millions of young people took to the streets demanding “systems change not climate change.” Their call echoes the… ...  Read More
• Sustainability in the Digital Age by Amy Luers Posted in: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Environment, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Disruptions can have positive as well as negative impacts on natural and human systems. Among the most fundamental disruptions to… ...  Read More
• Apologies for the Inconvenience (But Please Use It Wisely) by Jeremy Pitt Posted in: Editorial & Opinion, Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Some collective behavior that supports sustainability entails some individual inconvenience: many small acts of environmental kindness require some thought, effort,… ...  Read More

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