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Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently considered a sustainability "game-changer" within and outside of academia. In order to discuss sustainable AI this article draws from insights by critical data and algorithm studies, STS,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Rainer Rehak

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes integral to business operations, integrating Responsible AI (RAI) within Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks is essential for ethical and sustainable AI deployment. This study…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Harsha Perera , Sung Une Lee , Yue Liu , Boming Xia , Qinghua Lu , Liming Zhu , Jessica Cairns , Moana Nottage

Artificial intelligence has become a part of the provision of governmental services, from making decisions about benefits to issuing fines for parking violations. However, AI systems rarely live up to the promise of neutral optimisation,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Dave Murray-Rust , Kars Alfrink , Cristina Zaga

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fast-growing research and development (R&D) discipline which is attracting increasing attention because of its promises to bring vast benefits for consumers and businesses, with considerable benefits…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-05-10 Zhenghua Chen , Min Wu , Alvin Chan , Xiaoli Li , Yew-Soon Ong

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly placed in positions where their decisions have real consequences, e.g., moderating online spaces, conducting research, and advising on policy. Ensuring they operate in a safe and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Joel Z. Leibo , Alexander Sasha Vezhnevets , William A. Cunningham , Sébastien Krier , Manfred Diaz , Simon Osindero

Regulation of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly important, given the associated risks and apparent ethical issues. With the great benefits promised from being able to first supply such…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-01-05 Theodor Cimpeanu , Francisco C. Santos , Luis Moniz Pereira , Tom Lenaerts , The Anh Han

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often presented as a key tool for addressing societal challenges, such as climate change. At the same time, AI's environmental footprint is expanding increasingly. This report describes the systemic…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Julian Schön , Lena Hoffmann , Nikolas Becker

In recent years, much research has been dedicated to uncovering the environmental impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), showing that training and deploying AI systems require large amounts of energy and resources, and the outcomes of AI…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Nynke van Uffelen , Lode Lauwaert , Mark Coeckelbergh , Olya Kudina

With ubiquitous exposure of AI systems today, we believe AI development requires crucial considerations to be deemed trustworthy. While the potential of AI systems is bountiful, though, is still unknown-as are their risks. In this work, we…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Jamell Dacon

The organizational use of artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly spread across various sectors. Alongside the awareness of the benefits brought by AI, there is a growing consensus on the necessity of tackling the risks and potential…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-02-01 Matti Mäntymäki , Matti Minkkinen , Teemu Birkstedt , Mika Viljanen

All types of research, development, and policy work can have unintended, adverse consequences - work in responsible artificial intelligence (RAI), ethical AI, or ethics in AI is no exception.

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-11-21 Alexandra Olteanu , Michael Ekstrand , Carlos Castillo , Jina Suh

Developed and used responsibly Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a force for global sustainable development. Given this opportunity, we expect that the many of the existing guidelines and recommendations for trustworthy or responsible AI will…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-10-18 Andreas Theodorou , Juan Carlos Nieves , Virginia Dignum

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and Earth observation (EO) technologies has brought geoscience and remote sensing into an era of unparalleled capabilities. AI's transformative impact on data analysis, particularly derived…

Solutions relying on artificial intelligence are devised to predict data patterns and answer questions that are clearly defined, involve an enumerable set of solutions, clear rules, and inherently binary decision mechanisms. Yet, as they…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-10-30 Niya Stoimenova , Rebecca Price

For AI technology to fulfill its full promises, we must have effective means to ensure Responsible AI behavior and curtail potential irresponsible use, e.g., in areas of privacy protection, human autonomy, robustness, and prevention of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-05-13 Wenjing Chu

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds promise as a technology that can be used to improve government and economic policy-making. This paper proposes a new research agenda towards this end by introducing Social Environment Design, a general…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Edwin Zhang , Sadie Zhao , Tonghan Wang , Safwan Hossain , Henry Gasztowtt , Stephan Zheng , David C. Parkes , Milind Tambe , Yiling Chen

Artificial intelligence systems are increasingly deployed in domains that shape human behaviour, institutional decision-making, and societal outcomes. Existing responsible AI and governance efforts provide important normative principles but…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Otman A. Basir

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a foundational layer of social, economic, and cognitive infrastructure. At the same time, the training and large-scale deployment of AI systems rely on finite and unevenly distributed energy,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Jon Crowcroft , Rute C. Sofia , Dirk Trossen , Vassilis Tsaoussidis

The increasing use of AI technologies has led to increasing AI incidents, posing risks and causing harm to individuals, organizations, and society. This study recognizes and addresses the lack of standardized protocols for reliably and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Avinash Agarwal , Manisha J Nene

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology which is increasingly being utilised in society and the economy worldwide, and its implementation is planned to become more prevalent in coming years. AI is increasingly being embedded in our…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-07-10 Angela Daly , Thilo Hagendorff , Li Hui , Monique Mann , Vidushi Marda , Ben Wagner , Wei Wang , Saskia Witteborn