Artificial intelligence and sustainability

About this programme

Choose semester and course offering to see current information and more about the course, such as course syllabus, study period, and application information. Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format. In this course, we study AI from a sustainability perspective and delve into how the new technology can both facilitate sustainability and hinder it, depending on how it is developed and used. We will study the problems that have emerged around AI so far, such as bias in datasets, surveillance of citizens, energy and resource use, ownership and power concentration around tools and models, but also about how the new technology has enabled improvements from a social and environmental perspective. In the course, AI is investigated throughout the production chain, from the extraction of minerals and energy resources to its application in specific contexts. We immerse ourselves in critical AI research that shows how AI works in different societal contexts that relate to sustainability, with a particular focus on climate and environmental issues. The course also provides an opportunity for in-depth reflection on how AI can be developed to better support sustainability work. 120 credits in technology, natural sciences, humanities or social sciences, as well as the upper secondary school course English 6/English B.