20 April, 2026

At the 13th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Sara Marcucci presented the AI & Data Centers Committee, that she chairs. The Committee, within the Planet Positive 2030 Initiative, explores the material, ecological, and social impacts of hyperscale AI data centers – from energy and water extraction, to pollution and land appropriation, and the deeper systemic ways in which data center siting reshapes regional communities, ecosystems, and more-than-human worlds.

18 March, 2026

Oxford University, United Kingdom

Our own Isabella Raja presented her work within the Below the Algorithm project at the “Governing AI in the Anthropocene” workshop at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. The session was chaired by Dr Valdivia (Oxford Internet Institute), and explored the materiality of AI in the Anthropocene.

25 March, 2026

Online

Our founder and director Sara Marcucci was be in conversation with Nicki Lisa Cole as part of the 3rd Green AI Webinar hosted by the ENFIELD - AI Network of Excellence.

Moderated by Erik Johannes Husom from SINTEF, the discussion will explore how we move beyond “green” and “efficient” AI toward a deeper understanding of its social, environmental, and political implications – and what it would mean to align AI development with principles of planetary justice.

14 March, 2026

Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

We hosted the Planetary AI Fellows’ Day at the University of Cambridge with the Cambridge University AI Ethics Society. Together with a group of thoughtful, engaged students and researchers, we asked: what are the planetary justice implications of AI?

Building on our AI Supply Chain Impact Framework, students collectively mapped impacts across the supply chains of large-scale AI systems — from raw material extraction to model training and disposal.

28 January, 2026

Online

This pre-Summit event of the AI Impact Summit explored how deliberative engagements with AI policy, safety, ethics and governance can be fostered amongst individuals and groups. Organized by the University of Sheffield, the event provided a space to discuss the various formats, methods, practices and potential ways to increase public engagement with AI policy, to ensure that such policies work for all.

14-15 November, 2025

Hyderabad, India

Organized by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), the 7th Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) 2025 was themed ‘People & Platforms: Let’s Talk Accountability’ and explored how platforms shape power and responsibility in digital societies. At AIPJ, we participated in a panel and host a workshop in the Just AI – Data & Algorithms for Communities track.

7 November, 2025

London, United Kingdom

As part of the 2025 edition of the Ethical Consumer Conference, we took part in the session “Challenging Land Grabs by New Tech and AI”, where AIPJ’s Founder Sara Marcucci dialogued with Sebastian Lehuede – Lecturer in Ethics, AI & Society at Kings College, and Casey Weinberg – Director of Development at MediaJustice.

3 October, 2025

Turin, Italy

Italian Tech Resistance (ITR) is a counter-festival running in Turin from October 1–3, parallel to Italian Tech Week. Backed by groups like Si Cobas, Stop Riarmo, Osservatorio CPR, Torino per Gaza, Confluenza, and HackLab, ITR challenges Big Tech’s narrative with talks and workshops on “social hackers,” bottom-up (civic) AI, digital self-defense, and alternatives to platform monopolies. Organizers criticize the concentration of power, mass surveillance, data centers’ environmental toll, and widening inequalities. The aim is not a one-off event but a permanent hub: drafting a manifesto and building campaigns, labs, and alliances for a rights-protecting, community-led tech model. [Italian only.]

25 September, 2025

Rome, Italy

We participated in a high-level roundtable at the Canadian Embassy in Rome, discussing the planetary justice implications and impacts driven by rising demand for critical minerals key to AI development.

16 - 18 September, 2025

Bonn, Germany

Organized by the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab and the Institute for Science and Ethics at Universität Bonn, this conference brought together interdisciplinary voices to critically reflect on the concept and practice of Sustainable AI. We participated to present our abstract: “Reframing Sustainable AI through Degrowth and Planetary Justice”.

24 - 27 June, 2025

Oslo, Norway

We presented our work at the ISEE-Degrowth Joint Conference 2025 at the University of Oslo. Our abstract presentation, “Toward a Degrowth Theory of AI,” explored how artificial intelligence systems—often framed as solutions to climate challenges—are deeply shaped by growth imperatives that drive environmental degradation, social inequity, and epistemic injustice.

9 June, 2025 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm CEST

Online

Organized by Politecnico di Milano, this event explored how data can be leveraged to generate societal value through responsible sharing and use. Our contribution focused on the planetary justice implications of data use and reuse in AI systems, with particular attention to the model training and deployment stages of the AI supply chain.

11 April, 2025 - 6:00 pm CEST

Turin, Italy

In April 2025, we had the pleasure of participating in Altri Mondi, Altri Modi, a festival dedicated to political imagination and alternative futures, taking place in Turin, Italy. We joined the debate:

“Energy-Technological Transition: Artificial Intelligence, Exploitation, and the Human-Machine Relationship”

The conversation explored the material dimensions of AI and how these intersect with broader technological and environmental transitions.

19 - 20 March, 2025

Bengaluru, India

In March 2025, we had the opportunity to present our Epistemic Justice in AI Datasets project at the Mapping Data Work Workshop in Bengaluru, co-organized by the University of Amsterdam, Aapti Institute, and Tattle. This multi-stakeholder gathering brought together researchers, activists, data workers, and designers to collectively explore the often-ignored human and planetary costs of AI.