The Earth alignment principle for artificial intelligence
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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Date
2025-03-28
Keywords
Developing world , Environmental impact , Political economy of energy , Sustainability
Citation
Gaffney, O., Luers, A., Carrero-Martinez, F., Oztekin-Gunaydin, B., Creutzig, F., Dignum, V., … Takahashi Guevara, K. (2025). The Earth alignment principle for artificial intelligence. Nature Sustainability , 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01536-6
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Nature Research