Earth system data will shape markets
Liberate Systems exists to identify and develop the operational ingredients of a sustainable everyday economy. We look for signals about major areas of needed innovation, to identify the questions and the technical capacities that need further exploration, to achieve these breakthroughs. Nearly all areas…
The Ephemeral Materials Challenge
Data will be intimately connected to the future of energy systems, but today’s AI platforms are unlikely to be the driver of energy-related data innovation. The reason for this is simple: energy systems will evolve to use less raw material, and to be more…
Dehumanizing information is inherently risky
What do we lose by letting AI systems fabricate information based on probability? In order to make “generative artificial intelligence” work, companies exploring the capabilities of neural networks and large language models input massive amounts of material found online into their systems. This was described…
Statement on Risks of Artificial Superintelligence
From Liberate Systems and Geodesiq Strategies founder Joseph Robertson Geodesiq is founded on the principle that human intelligence—operating through cooperative scientific inquiry, and with an intentional focus on benefits to human wellbeing and planetary health—is the foundation for an informed, self-governing, innovative, and sustainably thriving society.…
Climate intelligence needs more than AI
Artificial intelligence promises many potential breakthroughs. Among these is the ability to sift through large, diverse landscapes of data, to identify patterns that might not otherwise be visible. Another side of this is the delivery of real-time evolving forecasts and predictive insights that can…
Generative AI is not AI
The quest to develop “artificial intelligence” (AI) goes back much further than most of us realize. Many believed punchcard computers would constitute AI, and that everyday computation would transfer a significant portion of human intelligence out of the human brain and into machines. Mechanical…
Climate data creates competition incentive for businesses
The COP28 round of United Nations Climate Change negotiations in Dubai was historic for a number of reasons: An estimated 100,000 people attended, across the negotiating venue and the ticketed ‘Green Zone’. The global community of nations committed to “transition away from fossil fuels…
The Bletchley Park Summit & the Quest for AI Safety
On November 1-2, 2023, heads of government and tech company leaders met at Bletchley Park, north of London, for the first ever Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit. The Summit considered the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) both “to transform and enhance human wellbeing, peace and…
Water, food, weather, savings—ESG is about protecting you
Water. Food. Weather. Savings. The stability of local infrastructure. Health and safety. Homeowners insurance. Small business revenues. Pollution, unsustainable practices, and climate disruption, are creating everyday threats to families and communities in all of these ways, all at once. You can be sure if an elected official is telling you to look away, to pay…
For four consecutive days, Earth has seen its hottest day ever
For four consecutive days, Earth experienced its hottest day on record. On Monday, July 3, the global average temperature was 16.2ºC (61.16ºF); that was the hottest day ever recorded. The next day, July 4, broke that record by far, reaching 17.18ºC (62.92ºF). Wednesday tied the July 4 record. Thursday set a new record for the…
Investing in nature means prioritizing health & resilience
As nature-loss, mass extinction, ecosystem breakdown, and climate disruption impose more and more serious impacts, there is growing awareness that we need to invest in nature. The idea is controversial, though, because historically, investing in nature has meant either exploiting (and destroying) nature or turning nature into a commodity, which often ends up being the…
Wire climate action data to expand value creation
Integration of data systems, to allow insights to move smoothly across technologies, industries, timescales, can support climate-smart food systems that improve health and fiscal stability. The Good Food Finance Network has issued a policy insight brief on the transformational linkages between integrated data systems for food systems finance decision-making and non-market approaches under Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement. Below…
Resilience Value will change how money works
Time is money. What we mean when we say that is there is value in having more time, more resources, more health and resilience, and delaying action when you have time to avoid terrible costs is unwise. The worsening risk of polycrisis—in which climate disruption, nature loss, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, food insecurity, and repeated unaffordable disasters compound and accelerate each other, and spur repeated waves…
Is your business set up for sustainable value creation?
Value creation is a complex, multifaceted landscape of tested and potential meaning. For some, it means turning a given amount of money into more money. For others, it means creating non-financial value through smart, innovative enterprise. Then there is the macrocritical question: How much value can a given society create? And on what foundational resource…
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