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Democracy, environment, and technologythe cases of AI and fusion energy /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Democracy, environment, and technologyedited by Elias G. Carayannis, Vasilii Erokhin.
Reminder of title:	the cases of AI and fusion energy /
other author:	Carayannis, Elias G.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025.
Description:	vi, 430 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Technological innovations.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03127-3
ISBN:	9783032031273$q(electronic bk.)

Democracy, environment, and technologythe cases of AI and fusion energy /
Democracy, environment, and technologythe cases of AI and fusion energy /[electronic resource] :edited by Elias G. Carayannis, Vasilii Erokhin. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2025. - vi, 430 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Synthesis lectures on engineering, science, and technology,2690-0327. - Synthesis lectures on engineering, science, and technology..

INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: Prospective Retrospective Methodology and Practice of Quintuple Innovation Helix plus AI (QIH+AI) -- CHAPTER 2: Highlighting Paradigms Relevant to PIT-AI-Fusion Co-development: The Quintuple Helix -- SECTION I - Public Interest Technologies (PIT) -- CHAPTER 3: Introduction to Public Interest Technology -- CHAPTER 4: Public Interest Technology and Strategic Real Options -- CHAPTER 5: PIT and Sustainability -- SECTION II - Artificial Intelligence (ai) -- CHAPTER 6: The Economics of ai: Strategic Knowledge Arbitrage and Serendipity as Real Options Drivers in the AI Era -- CHAPTER 7: AI and Sustainability -- CHAPTER 8: AI and Industry / Society 6.0 -- SECTION III - NUCLEAR FUSION -- CHAPTER 9: Open Fusion as a Public Interest Technology: Theory and Potential Practice -- CHAPTER 10: The Economics of Fusion: Fusion and Strategic Real Options, Knowledge Arbitrage, and Serendipity -- CHAPTER 11: Framing the Governance of Fusion Energy Development and Diffusion as a PIT: The Role of Commissions -- CHAPTER 12: The Future of Fusion as a Public Interest Technology: International Socio-technical Co-design of the DEMO Phase and the Quest for a Sustainable Energy Source -- CONCLUSION.

The 21st century is witnessing an unprecedented convergence of transformative technologies that promise to reshape global energy systems, governance, and societal well-being. Among these, Public Interest Technology (PIT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Fusion Energy stand out as critical domains with the potential to drive sustainable development, economic growth, and equitable progress. This book explores the concepts of PIT, AI, and Fusion, in ten chapters. It begins by tracing the evolution of PIT, emphasizing its role in addressing global challenges through socio-technical frameworks. Key themes include the ethical and practical challenges of PIT, such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, and funding barriers, as well as its potential to drive equitable solutions. The importance of stakeholder inclusion, particularly from the Global South, and frameworks to manage uncertainties in technology investments are highlighted. Case studies illustrate successful PIT implementations, such as AI-driven sustainability projects and fusion energy initiatives, while underscoring the need for interdisciplinary collaboration and adaptive governance. The later chapters focus on fusion energy as a PIT advocating for open science, international cooperation, and flexible investment strategies to overcome technical and financial hurdles. In these chapters, ideas that fusion energy, if developed inclusively, could revolutionize global energy systems and combat climate change are discussed, and governance models, such as international commissions and public-private partnerships, to ensure equitable access and ethical development are proposed. Similarly, discussions on AI stress its dual potential to either exacerbate inequality or democratize opportunities, depending on policy and implementation.

ISBN: 9783032031273$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-032-03127-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

184332
Technological innovations.

LC Class. No.: HM846

Dewey Class. No.: 303.483

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