AI Governance and Sustainability — Who Sets the Rules When the Stakes Are Survival?
As AI systems increasingly shape decisions on climate forecasting, energy allocation, disaster response and adaptation finance, the ethical architecture behind these systems remains largely shaped by Global North institutions — while the populations most affected sit elsewhere. Drawing on her work between London, Pakistan and the Gulf, Aliza Ayaz examines who is currently setting the rules for AI in climate-critical infrastructure, where the governance gaps sit and what credible AI accountability would actually look like in a sustainability context. A frank, practical session on the intersection of two of the defining transitions of the next decade.