This seminar will explore both the waste created by new technologies, as well as how artificial intelligence can be leveraged to address both social and environmental dimensions of waste. Speakers will highlight innovations in waste management, and discuss the ethical considerations surrounding AI applications and the potential for AI to contribute to more sustainable and equitable waste solutions.

Speakers

Dr Gabrielle (Gabby) Samuel is a Lecturer in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine and co-Director of SHADE - a research group and network at the intersection of Sustainability, Health, AI, Digital technologies, and the Environment. Her main research interests relate to the social/ethical issues associated with digital health, big data, and AI. Gabby is particularly interested in the environmental impacts of these technologies and her research programme explores ethical and governance issues related to this. She has argued that the moral gaze of technologies should include not only their use, but also where they have come from and where they are disposed. Find out more - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/gabrielle-samuel

Professor Christer Hogstrand is a professor of Molecular Ecotoxicology at King's College London. Present research interests concerns functions of trace elements in health and disease, and molecular toxicology of environmental contaminants. In particular, he is interested in how metals and other minerals are regulated by organisms and how metals, primarily zinc, control biological processes.

Kojima Fujio is the CEO of Pirika. The vision behind Pirika was to overcome environmental problems with the power of science and technology, to reverse the amount of litter leaked into nature and the amount of litter collected. They developed Takanome, a litter distribution research program using AI, which helps to gather the necessary information to identify the root cause of litter. They taught the program's AI to categorise litter captured on videos.

ReLearn revolutionizes waste management with innovative, AI-powered solutions. Their service, NANDO, automates waste measurement effortlessly, helping businesses reduce waste, boost recycling, and optimize processes. Nando integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, providing real-time insights that enhance waste sorting, lower collection costs, and reduce contamination, driving both environmental impact and operational efficiency. At ReLearn, they make sustainability accessible and engaging, fostering a culture of responsible waste management. 

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This seminar is a collaboration between the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and King’s Climate & Sustainability.