The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in the upcoming Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change. The Roundtable will explore both how AI might be applied to mitage and adapt to climate change, as well as how AI and its infrastructure might impact the climate. This activity will focus on AI applications in climate-related areas, such as: (1) optimizing energy systems and other climate-influencing infrastructures; (2) aiding effective and equitable climate-related research and decision-making; and (3) developing assessments and policies related to climate change. Using these suggestions, National Academies staff will be looking to build a committee of ex-officio and volunteer experts across the public, private, and non-governmental sectors, in addition to collecting information for potential speakers, participants, and peer reviewers for any publications resulting from the activity. Based on the Statement of Task, staff are looking for expertise particularly in the following areas as they relate to climate change and/or artificial intelligence (AI):
- Machine learning and AI
- Climate science
- Public-private partnerships and cross-sector collaboration
- Mathematics and statistics
- Climate modeling
- Computer science
- Human-centered AI
- Responsible AI and AI governance
- Climate mitigation and adaptation science & policy
- Human-natural systems
- Just and equitable transition
- Decarbonization
- Green computing
- Risk assessment and management
- Decision making and decision science
- Environment and public health
- Misinformation and disinformation