Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and AI-Generated Content (AIGC) for Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Education, Culture, and Society
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
Interests: affective computing; artificial intelligence; digital learning; educational technology; metaverse; digital arts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the transformative potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and AI-Generated Content (AIGC) in driving sustainability across education, culture, and social innovation. As GAI and AIGC technologies rapidly evolve, they offer new pathways for promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), enabling personalized learning, fostering creative industries, and enhancing public awareness of environmental and social challenges. With this, we invite interdisciplinary contributions that address theoretical frameworks, empirical studies, case applications, ethical implications, and future trends at the intersection of generative technologies and sustainability. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following: AI-assisted environmental storytelling, digital cultural heritage preservation, personalized sustainability education, creative content for climate action, and AI-driven social impact initiatives.
This Special Issue will provide a timely and essential collection of research that moves beyond the technical aspects of GAI and AIGC to explore their profound societal impact and their capacity to accelerate progress towards a sustainable future. It will serve as a vital resource for academics, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to understand and harness these technologies responsibly for the greater good, while also critically examining the limitations and ethical implications of AI in creative and social contexts.
Prof. Dr. Hao-Chiang Koong Lin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- generative artificial intelligence (GAI)
- AI-generated content (AIGC)
- sustainability
- sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- personalized learning
- creative industries
- environmental storytelling
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