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[Correspondence] AI for science: decoding complexity for planetary health

Authors
Ermo Chen, Ilona Kickbusch, Gordon Liu, Bernhard Schwartländer
Journal
The Lancet
Publication date
2026-08-15
Source
rss_lancet
Original record ID
270220
Summary status
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Analysis status
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Original last updated
2026-08-17T07:41:24.000Z

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Abstract

The planetary health system is extraordinarily complex, encompassing human communities, wildlife species, natural ecosystems, and diverse societal factors.1 Planetary health is constrained by boundaries and finite resources shared across generations.2 Without artificial intelligence (AI), fully tracking and simulating humanity's collective environmental footprint against planetary limits was an insurmountable challenge.