AI, Sustainability, and Environmental Ethics

Moyano-Fernández, Cristian; Rueda, Jon

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48135-2_11

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 38 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, AI may not always be in line with sustainability, and this needs to be taken into account (Moyano-Fernández & Rueda, 2024 ; van Wynsberghe, 2021 ). The prospective benefits for individual and public health sometimes have environmental reversals that threaten global health through resource depletion, accelerating climate change, and biodiversity loss (Dhar, 2020 ; Wu et al, 2022 ).…”

Section: Short-term Versus Long-term Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

May Artificial Intelligence take health and sustainability on a honeymoon? Towards green technologies for multidimensional health and environmental justice

Moyano-Fernández,

Rueda,

Delgado

et al. 2024

Global Bioethics

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare and epidemiology undoubtedly has many benefits for the population. However, due to its environmental impact, the use of AI can produce social inequalities and long-term environmental damages that may not be thoroughly contemplated. In this paper, we propose to consider the impacts of AI applications in medical care from the One Health paradigm and long-term global health. From health and environmental justice, rather than settling for a short and fleeting green honeymoon between health and sustainability caused by AI, it should aim for a lasting marriage. To this end, we conclude by proposing that, in the upcoming years, it could be valuable and necessary to promote more interconnected health, call for environmental cost transparency, and increase green responsibility. Highlights Using AI in medicine and epidemiology has some benefits in the short term. AI usage may cause social inequalities and environmental damage in the long term. Health justice should be rethought from the One Health perspective. Going beyond anthropocentric and myopic cost–benefit analysis would expand health justice to include an environmental dimension. Greening AI would help to reconcile public and global health measures.

show abstract

Section: Short-term Versus Long-term Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%