“Is AI for good?: A sustainable synergy”

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Takeover Season, we ask 'Is our continued use of AI a sustainability problem solver, or is it just creating new issues'? This episode explores both sides of the debate, investigating the modern-day uses of AI, including its role in education, and the subsequent impacts on sustainability. We discuss AI’s potential to support and sustain climate ac-on and sustainable innovation, alongside its growing environmental carbon footprint and governance challenges. This podcast links findings to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2025), and stirs a key conservation: is AI ultimately accelerating or hindering sustainable development? Roles: Episode host: Maisie Kemp Episode guests: Oliver S-les and Jacob Kopparambil Episode Editor: Oliver King Episode Researchers and script writers: Lewis Kerekgyarto and Lily Silvester-Wheeler This episode is part of the Student Takeover Season on the Meliora Podcast and is a group project from the University of Southampton UOSM2043 Global Sustainability Challenges module.