A Study on the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Ecological Design

Can we acknowledge that our relationship with nature has evolved from human dominance to an intimate interconnectedness, recognizing that nature has genuinely attained a form of "personhood," and that artificial intelligence (AI) can facilitate this transforma - tion, serving as a novel medium for human-nature connection? This article begins by examining the critical role of AI at the heart of the urgent ecological transformation currently underway, exploring the paradigm shift emerging from the intersection of AI and non-human life. The discussion progressively narrows its focus to how this innovative AI-nature paradigm manifests specifically within the fields of art and design, highlighting its distinctiveness from traditional artistic and design media. The article seeks to explore how various artists and designers incorporate AI into ecological, microbiological, and geophysical creative practices. Through a comparative analysis of their creative strategies, it elaborates on the relationship between different applications of AI--such as data analysis, image recognition, and ecological restoration--and their unique artistic expressions, while also considering the extended value inherent in AI-driven art and design. However, the precise value of this emergent design paradigm remains subject to ongoing discourse.