Sharon Stein

Sharon Stein is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, and Professor of Climate Complexity and Coloniality. Her current work focuses on how AI and education can be reimagined to cultivate more Earth-aligned futures in an era of planetary transitions.

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Three Visions of Green AI — And Why the Differences Matter

Green AI will likely continue to stretch as different communities bring their own priorities and imaginaries to the term. But if its dominant forms remain tethered to extractive assumptions, it risks becoming little more than an alibi for the systems driving planetary breakdown.

March 25, 2026

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Beyond the “Cheating” Panic: What AI Could Teach Us in an Era of Consequence

If we treat dissensus not as division but as an invitation into shared learning, then AI’s arrival could support a vital pedagogical turn: away from assessing mastery of sanctioned truths, and toward the integration of difficult lessons in this era of consequence.

January 22, 2026