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Special Issue “Towards the Sustainability of AI; Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Investigate the Hidden Costs of AI”

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  • Aimee van Wynsberghe

    (The Sustainable AI Lab, Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn, Bonner Talweg 57, 53113 Bonn, Germany)

  • Tijs Vandemeulebroucke

    (The Sustainable AI Lab, Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn, Bonner Talweg 57, 53113 Bonn, Germany)

  • Larissa Bolte

    (The Sustainable AI Lab, Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn, Bonner Talweg 57, 53113 Bonn, Germany)

  • Jamila Nachid

    (The Sustainable AI Lab, Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn, Bonner Talweg 57, 53113 Bonn, Germany)

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, i [...]

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  • Aimee van Wynsberghe & Tijs Vandemeulebroucke & Larissa Bolte & Jamila Nachid, 2022. "Special Issue “Towards the Sustainability of AI; Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Investigate the Hidden Costs of AI”," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:24:p:16352-:d:996151
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