Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/288120 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Sustainable Development [ISSN:] 1099-1719 [Volume:] 31 [Issue:] 5 [Publisher:] John Wiley & Sons, Inc. [Place:] Chichester, UK [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 3459-3467
Publisher: 
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Chichester, UK
Abstract: 
Technologies equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) influence our everyday lives in a variety of ways. Due to their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, their high use of energy, but also their impact on fairness issues, these technologies are increasingly discussed in the “sustainable AI” discourse. However, current “sustainable AI” approaches remain anthropocentric. In this article, we argue from the perspective of applied ethics that such anthropocentric outlook falls short. We present a sentientist approach, arguing that the normative foundation of sustainability and sustainable development—that is, theories of intra‐ and intergenerational justice—should include sentient animals. Consequently, theories of sustainable AI must also be non‐anthropocentric. Moreover, we investigate consequences of our approach for applying AI technologies in a sustainable way.
Subjects: 
animals
artificial intelligence
ethics
sustainability
sustainable AI
sustainable development
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Article
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Published Version

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