ECOLOGICAL TURN WITH INTELLIGENCE

This book explores how the escalating environmental crises of our time — climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising ocean temperatures — are rooted in human behaviour and how they can be addressed through a unique convergence of science, technology, and global cooperation. The book argues that if our actions have caused these problems, our intellect and innovations, particularly in artificial intelligence, can also help solve them.

Drawing from biological, psychological, social, and even spiritual perspectives, this interdisciplinary volume charts new paths toward sustainable living. It introduces the concept of eco-conscious AI: personal AI assistants designed to guide individuals toward environmentally responsible decisions. Also, highlighting practical frameworks like the circular economy and energy transition strategies.

Contributions from a diverse group of international scholars across disciplines such as neuroscience, engineering, computer science, and social science reflect a shared urgency among the younger generation to act. Topics range from AI's role in health and energy behaviour, to global citizenship, environmental ethics, and soil regeneration.

With a unique blend of global insight, technological innovation, and ethical inquiry, Ecological Turn with Intelligence offers a forward-looking roadmap for an intelligent response to today's most pressing ecological challenges.

Contents:

• From Data to Wisdom: Hybrid Minds Advancing Sustainability (Gleb Vzorin)
• Principles for Building Planet-Scale Eco-Conscious Personal AI Assistants (Yu Gu)
• Walking, the Hidden Dimension in the Ecological Turn: Walk-Mate Avatar as an Interaction-Based Walking Assist System (Hirotaka Uchitomi, Dongxue Zhang, Yoshihiro Miyake)
• How Can Eco-Conscious AI Help us Save Planet Earth? (Lea Skapetze)
• The Personal AI-Assistant for sustainable Behavior: A Multilateral Approach by China, Russia, and Germany (Philipp Geyer)
• How Can AI Help us Enhance Human Health? (Nan Mu)
• The Environmental Impact of AI: Balancing the Future (Dongxue Zhang)
• Human Factor: Mental Condition, Social Communication, and Technological Innovation (Matteo Sesia, Eleonora Lendaro, Gerardo Giuseppe Quintana)
• Technological and Social Innovations to Promote Engagement for the Energy Transition and Pro-Environmental Behavior (Julian Balkowski, Maria Reinisch)
• Ecological Turn with Intelligence: The Transformation Toward a Circular Economy (Henning Wilts)
• Making a Positive Ecological Difference through Good Leadership (Thomas Carey, Neelashi Mangal, Christina Stahl)
• Global Citizenship Enhances Ecological Responsibility with the Approach of Global Education (Chen Zhao, Doga Beray Bayulgen, Talha Efe Zaman, Deepti Singh, Alexandra Morozova)
• Re(dis)covering Soil: The Key to Solving a Threefold Crisis (Karina Turan)
• Divine Environmental Experiment at the End of Times: An Essay (Ernst Pöppel)

Readership: This book will appeal to researchers and graduate students interested in the applications of artificial intelligence and cognitive sciences in addressing ecological and environmental challenges.