Principles · Technology · Governance
Sustainable AI for
Flourishing
A research project — University of Oslo
Re-centering AI development around ecological integrity and the flourishing of human and more-than-human life, rather than narrow human self-interest and economic optimization. From the deep ecology of Arne Næss to practical instruments for design, ethics, regulation, and governance.
Three ways in
Assess an AI solution
A structured, browser-based tool implementing the AI ESG Protocol: map the environmental, social, and governance impacts of your AI and data across the full value chain — and get a profile, identified gaps, and an action plan.
Tool opens later · TBA
Explore futures
The Epistemic Futures Atlas: imaginaries and counter-imaginaries of sustainable AI futures, made to expand what decision-makers can imagine. In development — first entries arrive with the project's futures work.
About the Atlas →
Read the research
Publications, reports, and tools from the project and the work it builds on, following open scholarship practices where feasible.
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Latest news
SAIF is funded — the project platform is liveSustainable AI for Flourishing (SAIF) has been funded through the TRUST program. This site is the project's home: research outputs, futures scenarios, and — when ready — our AI sustainability assessment tool.
Open position
Join SAIF as a postdoctoral researcherWe are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher with an interdisciplinary profile bridging philosophy, futures studies, sustainability, and legal or governance research. Read about the position and how to get in touch.
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