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Algorithms in the room: AI, representation, and decisions about sustainable futures

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  • Mills, Stuart
  • Sætra, Henrik Skaug

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This article considers the role of generative AI technologies, such as large language models (LLMs), in promoting the views of underrepresented groups. We are specifically concerned with the role AI could play in encouraging powerful decision-makers—often leading politicians and businesspeople in Western nations—to consider the perspectives of underrepresented groups when making decisions about sustainable development.

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  • Mills, Stuart & Sætra, Henrik Skaug, 2025. "Algorithms in the room: AI, representation, and decisions about sustainable futures," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 147(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:techno:v:147:y:2025:i:c:s0166497225001361
    DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103304
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