Position: AI Must Become Planet-Centered, Not Just Human-Centered

The position paper introduces Planet-Centered AI (PCAI) as a new design philosophy aimed at reorienting AI towards addressing complex global socio-ecological challenges. It critiques existing human-centered AI paradigms for their inadequacies in dealing with systemic risks and uncertainties, proposing a framework that emphasizes systems thinking, alignment with global agendas, and a lifecycle approach that incorporates trajectory-oriented evaluation. This shift is crucial for practitioners as it calls for the development of AI systems that are more attuned to the interdependencies of planetary systems, potentially reducing systemic instability.