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author Galaz, Victor
Schewenius, Maria
Donges, Jonathan F.
Fetzer, Ingo
Zhivkoplias, Erik
Barfuss, Wolfram
Delannoy, Louis
Wang-Erlandsson, Lan
Gelbrecht, Maximilian
Heitzig, Jobst
Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas
Kennedy, Christopher
Knecht, Nielja
Lotcheris, Romi
Mahecha, Miguel
Merrie, Andrew
Montero, David
McPhearson, Timon
Mustafa, Ahmed
Nyström, Magnus
Purves, Drew
Rocha, Juan C.
Ryo, Masahiro
van der Salm, Claudia
Segun, Samuel T.
Stephenson, Anna B.
Tellman, Elizabeth
Tobar, Felipe
Vadrot, Alice
author_facet Galaz, Victor
Schewenius, Maria
Donges, Jonathan F.
Fetzer, Ingo
Zhivkoplias, Erik
Barfuss, Wolfram
Delannoy, Louis
Wang-Erlandsson, Lan
Gelbrecht, Maximilian
Heitzig, Jobst
Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas
Kennedy, Christopher
Knecht, Nielja
Lotcheris, Romi
Mahecha, Miguel
Merrie, Andrew
Montero, David
McPhearson, Timon
Mustafa, Ahmed
Nyström, Magnus
Purves, Drew
Rocha, Juan C.
Ryo, Masahiro
van der Salm, Claudia
Segun, Samuel T.
Stephenson, Anna B.
Tellman, Elizabeth
Tobar, Felipe
Vadrot, Alice
contents Artificial intelligence (AI) is already driving scientific breakthroughs in a variety of research fields, ranging from the life sciences to mathematics. This raises a critical question: can AI be applied both responsibly and effectively to address complex and interconnected sustainability challenges? This report is the result of a collaboration between the Stockholm resilience Centre (Stockholm University), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and Google DeepMind. Our work explores the potential and limitations of using AI as a research method to help tackle eight broad sustainability challenges. The results build on iterated expert dialogues and assessments, a systematic AI-supported literature overview including over 8,500 academic publications, and expert deep-dives into eight specific issue areas. The report also includes recommendations to sustainability scientists, research funders, the private sector, and philanthropies.
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spellingShingle AI for a Planet Under Pressure
Galaz, Victor
Schewenius, Maria
Donges, Jonathan F.
Fetzer, Ingo
Zhivkoplias, Erik
Barfuss, Wolfram
Delannoy, Louis
Wang-Erlandsson, Lan
Gelbrecht, Maximilian
Heitzig, Jobst
Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas
Kennedy, Christopher
Knecht, Nielja
Lotcheris, Romi
Mahecha, Miguel
Merrie, Andrew
Montero, David
McPhearson, Timon
Mustafa, Ahmed
Nyström, Magnus
Purves, Drew
Rocha, Juan C.
Ryo, Masahiro
van der Salm, Claudia
Segun, Samuel T.
Stephenson, Anna B.
Tellman, Elizabeth
Tobar, Felipe
Vadrot, Alice
Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
J.4; I.0; H.4; A.0; C.0
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already driving scientific breakthroughs in a variety of research fields, ranging from the life sciences to mathematics. This raises a critical question: can AI be applied both responsibly and effectively to address complex and interconnected sustainability challenges? This report is the result of a collaboration between the Stockholm resilience Centre (Stockholm University), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and Google DeepMind. Our work explores the potential and limitations of using AI as a research method to help tackle eight broad sustainability challenges. The results build on iterated expert dialogues and assessments, a systematic AI-supported literature overview including over 8,500 academic publications, and expert deep-dives into eight specific issue areas. The report also includes recommendations to sustainability scientists, research funders, the private sector, and philanthropies.
title AI for a Planet Under Pressure
topic Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
J.4; I.0; H.4; A.0; C.0
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.24373