Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be ethical and help the planet

A digital work of art at the UN claims that AI can be ethical and help the planet

A large digital work of art turned on since Saturday at the United Nations headquarters in New York seeks to claim to world leaders that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be ethical and help the planet, according to its author, Refik Anadol, to EFE.

It is a large screen located in the main building of the organization, and whose hypnotic shapes and changing sounds are the product of an algorithm trained with 100 million images of coral reefs, a kind of robotic dream that takes place in the ocean.

"The idea behind this work was to create the best AI model on nature, the most ethical and sustainable," explains Anadol, who has worked for two years with his small team in his Los Angeles studio, without "great resources", in the data research necessary to create it.

The Turkish-American artist is riding a wave after gaining huge popularity thanks to a generative AI work at the MoMA in New York fueled by the museum's collection, and designing an immersive room for Casa Batlló in Barcelona where technology evokes Gaudí's dreams.

This new work, called 'Large Nature Model: Coral', exemplifies the potential of AI not only to raise awareness about the consequences of environmental degradation, but also to inspire the search for innovative solutions, which Anadol insists:

"AI can be ethical and sustainable."

At the press presentation, Anadol said it was proud to be part of the Future Summit (21-22 September) and the "key dialogues that shape our global future," and said it hoped its piece would explain how technology can foster connection with the planet.

"The idea here at the UN is to tell the world that it is possible to solve these problems," says the artist, who will exhibit his work until September 28, while High-Level plenary sessions take place in the building.

And he reflects: "I believe that AI can refer to nothing and everything, and it can be for no one and for everyone, so my main (goal) is to draw attention to remember that nature is the most important thing we have."

The UN Under-Secretary General, Melissa Fleming, considered Anadol's work "a testimony to the beauty and fragility of the natural world" and "a clear call to world leaders" to "exploit the power of technology and human ingenuity" for the benefit of the planet, according to a statement.

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, an NGO focused on AI that has collaborated in the research for the piece, stressed that this technology can serve to innovate, but also help "reconnect" with nature "in ways that have not been possible until now." EFE
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