The future of artificial intelligence in the context of industrial ecology

Franco Donati*, Sébastien M.R. Dente*, Chen Li, Xaysackda Vilaysouk, Andreas Froemelt, Rohit Nishant, Gang Liu, Arnold Tukker, Seiji Hashimoto

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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and digital technologies (DTs) are increasingly present in the daily lives of citizens, in cities and in industries. These developments generate large amounts of data and enhance analytical capabilities that could benefit the industrial ecology (IE) community and sustainability research in general. With this communication, we would like to address some of the opportunities, challenges, and next steps that could be undertaken by the industrial ecology community in this realm. This article is an adapted summary of the discussion held by experts in industrial ecology, AI, and sustainability during the 2021 Industrial Ecology Day conference session titled “The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Industrial Ecology.” In brief, building on previous studies and communications, we advise the industrial ecology community to: (1) create internal committees and working groups to monitor and coordinate AI applications within and outside the community; (2) promote and ensure transdisciplinary efforts; (3) determine optimal infrastructure and governance of AI for IE to minimize undesired effects; and (4) act on effective representation and on reduction of digital divides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1175-1181
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Industrial Ecology
Volume26
Issue number4
Early online date28 Jul 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2022
Externally publishedYes

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© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Industrial Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of the International Society for Industrial Ecology.

Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • data
  • digital technologies
  • industrial ecology
  • interdisciplinary research
  • sustainability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Environmental Science
  • General Social Sciences

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