The Earth alignment principle for artificial intelligence
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2025
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Gaffney, Owen
Luers, Amy
Carrero-Martinez, Franklin
Oztekin-Gunaydin, Berna
Creutzig, Felix
Dignum, Virginia
Galaz, Victor
Ishii, Naoko
Larosa, Francesca
Leptin, Maria
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Abstract
At a time when the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions precipitously, artificial intelligence (AI) brings large opportunities and large risks. To address its uncertain environmental impact, we propose the ‘Earth alignment’ principle to guide AI development and deployment towards planetary stability.
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Taverne, Global and Planetary Change, Food Science, Geography, Planning and Development, Ecology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Urban Studies, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, SDG 13 - Climate Action
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Gaffney, O, Luers, A, Carrero-Martinez, F, Oztekin-Gunaydin, B, Creutzig, F, Dignum, V, Galaz, V, Ishii, N, Larosa, F, Leptin, M & Takahashi Guevara, K 2025, 'The Earth alignment principle for artificial intelligence', Nature Sustainability, vol. 8, no. 5, 233, pp. 467-469. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01536-6