AFF undercuts the environmental impact of AI, and the massive threat to ecosystems it creates. Vote neg to prioritize climate damage that often flies under the radar

Sustainability, dignity and solidarity are significantly underrepresented compared to other ethical dimensions, which suggests that these issues might be currently flying under the radar of the mainstream AI ethics debate. This underrepresentation is particularly problematic in light of recent evidence that AI requires massive computational resources, which, in turn, require high energy consumption129. The environmental impact of AI, however, involves not only the negative effects of high-footprint digital infrastructures, but also the possibility of harnessing AI for the benefit of ecosystems and the entire biosphere. As the humanitarian cost of anthropogenic climate change is rapidly increasing130, the principles of sustainability and solidarity appear strictly intertwined. In addition, the ethical principle of solidarity is referenced even more rarely, typically in association with the development of inclusive strategies for the prevention of job losses and unfair sharing of burdens. Little attention is devoted to promoting solidarity through the emerging possibility of using AI expertise for solving humanitarian challenges, a mission that is currently being pursued, among others, by companies such as Microsoft131 and intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)132 or the World Health Organization (WHO). A better appraisal of currently underrepresented ethical principles is likely to result in a more inclusive AI ethics landscape.