AI. Civility. Climate.

This guide explores AI’s impact on society and climate, highlighting both its promise and perils. Through practical exercises, interactive tools, and eight vivid case studies with visual aids, readers and teams learn to address technology’s challenges with thoughtful civility and creative problem-solving. AI. CIVILITY. CLIMATE: Ways to Move Forward is a hands-on guide giving the reader an overview of the industry & personal purpose for getting more informed about the uses & risks of AI in all its forms. It fearlessly addresses the pervasive social & environmental problems that AI-powered apps & just generating Artificial Intelligence itself can cause. It contains exercises, lifelong learning activities & unique tools that readers can begin to put into effect immediately, either as an individual or a group at their workplaces, as well as in their leisure time. The guide features 8 actionable case studies with hybrid infographics, charts, cartoons & photos designed for instructors & teachers of all disciplines & levels. The audience in mind is both young & old(er) readers, with the ancillary resources updated online for classes & work groups. The book is actually an exercise in civic education itself. By being clear-headed about how politics has entered work-related domains, we can begin to respond intellectually from a neutral, civility-inspired perspective.