There’s a new open-access book of collected essays called Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity, and I happen to have an essay in it. The collection is made of contributions from participants in the October 2024 “Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity” panels and workshops put on by Jess Reia, MC Forelle, and Yingchong Wang, and I’ve included my essay here, for you. That said, I highly recommend checking out the rest of the book, because all the contributions are fantastic.
This work was co-sponsored by: The Karsh Institute Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, The Environmental Institute, and The School of Data Science, all at UVA. The videos for both days of the “Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity” talks are now available, and you can find them at the Karsh Institute website, and also below, before the text of my essay.
All in all, I think these these are some really great conversations on “AI” and environmental justice. They cover “AI”‘s extremely material practical aspects, the deeply philosophical aspects, and the necessary and fundamental connections between the two, and these are crucial discussions to be having, especially right now.
Hope you dig it.