Paper Type
Complete
Paper Number
1816
Description
Controversies surrounding the role of AI in sustainable development may be due to a missing dimension from the sustainability concept. We propose to add technical sustainability to the existing socioeconomic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Further, adopting a constructionist ontology, we analyzed academic publications on AI and sustainability (2010-2024), and found that various AI techniques and tools have been developed and used to affect the socioeconomic, environmental, and technical sustainability of ecosystems. Meanwhile, an organizing vision has been created in a multi-disciplinary community to help members interpret, legitimize, and mobilize the application of AI for sustainability. While serving these functions, the organizing vision encodes knowledge regarding what, why, how, when, and where sustainable goals can be achieved by employing AI. Our ecological view of sustainability, digital sustainability, and ecosystems is conducive to multi-disciplinary collaborations. The constructionist lens can help foster a constructive discourse that will shape our shared future.
Recommended Citation
Sun, Jiamei; Wang, Ping; Karanasios, Stan; and Sengupta, Avijit, "The Organizing Vision of AI for Sustainability" (2024). PACIS 2024 Proceedings. 13.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track18_sustain/track18_sustain/13
The Organizing Vision of AI for Sustainability
Controversies surrounding the role of AI in sustainable development may be due to a missing dimension from the sustainability concept. We propose to add technical sustainability to the existing socioeconomic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Further, adopting a constructionist ontology, we analyzed academic publications on AI and sustainability (2010-2024), and found that various AI techniques and tools have been developed and used to affect the socioeconomic, environmental, and technical sustainability of ecosystems. Meanwhile, an organizing vision has been created in a multi-disciplinary community to help members interpret, legitimize, and mobilize the application of AI for sustainability. While serving these functions, the organizing vision encodes knowledge regarding what, why, how, when, and where sustainable goals can be achieved by employing AI. Our ecological view of sustainability, digital sustainability, and ecosystems is conducive to multi-disciplinary collaborations. The constructionist lens can help foster a constructive discourse that will shape our shared future.
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