In January, a global trans-disciplinary team of researchers met in Stockholm to explore how novel AI methods can help us understand and tackle these connected sustainability risks. We need to scale up the good solutions for our planet, this will not happen by itself”, says Victor Galaz, who co-led the workshop “Seeing Earth through AI”, and has led the AI research at Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University since the start in 2020. In Dark Machines (Routledge), he explains and explores why AI and automation may amplify risks for people and the planet. We can either allow AI to accelerate the loss of resilience of people and our planet. “AI can help fight climate change and build a more sustainable, low-carbon world.