AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters

A groundbreaking art installation at UN Headquarters by renowned media artist Refik Anadol leverages artificial intelligence to raise awareness of the beauty and fragility of the world’s coral reefs, and the urgent need to address the climate crisis.

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AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters

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