Design Redefined: AI, Climate and the Future We Design

Design Redefined is series of events seeking to challenge our perception of design as a process of enhancing aesthetics, usability or marketability and moving towards a deeper understanding of it as a powerful tool for change. Appropriate for high school, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as design professionals, each session will feature a panel discussion featuring thought leaders, followed by a hands-on exploration of key design principles, light refreshments and networking. Co-hosted by MIT MAD and Innovators for Purpose.

Every second counts in the fight against climate change. AI can speed the clock forward by its intensive energy use, or turn it back by helping us predict storms, cut emissions and imagine sustainable futures. Exploring AI’s full climate story: its real environmental costs and its potential benefits can help us make informed, value-aligned choices about the technologies we create and use.