Should AI be designed to save us from ourselves?

Myanna Lahsen

doi:10.1109/MTS.2020.2991502

Should AI be designed to save us from ourselves?

Myanna Lahsen^*

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Abstract

The environment is being destroyed at alarming rates, undermining prospects of reconciling human wellbeing and development and respect for planetary boundaries [1]. Even a thirty percent increase in global action towards goals already en - shrined in international agreements on environment, trade and development would not achieve widely shared sustainability goals without transgressing planetary boundaries [1]. In short, existing institutions are not steering us safely towards environmental sustainability and the common good.

Original language	English
Article number	2991502
Pages (from-to)	60-67
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2020.2991502
Publication status	Published - 23 Jun 2020

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