Lecture. AI as Ecological Diplomats in Participatory Design.

2026

Lectures

Boston AI Week. October 1, 2026. Boston, USA. Lecture exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to support ecological diplomacy in participatory design. The presentation examined how AI can help identify relationships between human and non-human agents, interpret ecological and spatial data, and expand the forms of knowledge considered in collective decision-making. Drawing on research into Ecosystemic Democracy, the lecture positioned AI as a potential mediator between ecological systems, communities, and spatial planning processes.