The EfD centers, as well as individual researchers and other staff, have increased their use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily work in 2025. This has increased efficiency in many ways, but it has also highlighted the need for more knowledge and guidelines on ethics and risks.

Eric Sterner and Viking Lindberg from the Global Hub have conducted two online trainings on AI in research, teaching, and admin support for the EfD network, with more than 200 participants.

They are also developing an EfD Code of Conduct and an EfD AI Strategy, both to be finalized and approved in 2026.

“In addition, we have provided hands-on and on-demand support on AI questions to individual researchers and invited EfD Research Fellows to engage in peer-learning activities,” says Erik Sterner.

Some examples of how AI is being used within the EfD network:
• A chatbot based on the EfD Policy Engagement Handbook, which was launched in 2025, makes it possible to ask questions, get summaries, podcasts, etc., from the handbook in a great number of languages.
• Literature reviews and summaries of long documents
• Tagging and structuring of EfD research publications
• Constructing scenarios for evaluating policy instruments
• Simulations of policy impact on climate scenarios