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Climate change decision making is complex and subject to attempted influence from actors with diverse agendas. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies are emerging as new tools in influencing public discourses and decisions, which will increasingly be applied to climate change issues. We define a typology of influence of climate decisions by GenAI, present example cases, and highlight urgent research needs in this field.
This paper is a call to action. By publishing concurrently across journals like an emergency bulletin, we are not merely making a plea for awareness about climate change. Instead, we are demanding immediate, tangible steps that harness the power of microbiology and the expertise of researchers and policymakers to safeguard the planet for future generations.
Science centers and museums are uniquely positioned to spark climate action. In this commentary, we describe opportunities to further increase the field’s impact through research on the psychological states that drive action and public engagement approaches for sparking those states. We also introduce Seeding Action, an initiative led by the Association of Science and Technology Centers to address the opportunities for cross-museum research and coordination.
