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Surrendering Consumption to Artificial Intelligence: Consumer Agency and Responsible Consumption in AI-Mediated Markets
Abstract
This paper explores the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping consumption, and the contribution AI might make to transitioning to a responsible consumption and production regime, in line with Goal 12 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The paper draws on Practice Theory, an established framework for studying sustainable consumption practices. Based on this framework, the Authors suggest that whilst in traditional consumption, the expertise required to consume resides in human subjects, in AI shaped consumption this expertise resides in AI algorithms. This may have implications for consumers’ agency and can put them at disadvantage. Indeed, the EU has proposed regulations to control the use of AI by providers. The paper draws on two case studies, Ant Forest, a Chinese app which prompts consumers to adopt responsible consumption practices and Mobility as a Service, a platform-based mobility offering. We find that whilst the former contributes to establishing consumers’ expertise in sustainable behaviour, for example through gaming, the latter may remove consumers’ choice by performing some of the consumption practices itself, such as selecting sustainable means of transportation. Our contribution is the formulation of a version of Practice Theory which is adapted to AI
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New Publication:
Exploring the Gender Inclusivity of Mobility as a Service through the Access Based Consumption framework: A UK Case Study
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100118
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New publication: The Frankenstein Monster Syndrome of Mobility as a Service:
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The circular economy is not for the faint hearted
New Publication
This is a working paper produced by the Smart Mobility Unit, part of the University of Hertfordshire. The main author is Dr. Maurizio Catulli, Director of CRIJT. This paper is free to download, however donations are welcome. if you want to donate, this is the link:
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How to consume a Product Service System
This is a research paper based on a project funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This paper explores how the challenges of performing the practice of access affect of the diffusion of Product Service Systems (PSS) in the context of infant mobility products. Please click the link to access the paper. Access to the paper is free but you are welcome to donate to the CRIJT if you so whish.
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