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AI-Driven Permitting Optimization Software
Software that exploits loopholes in environmental regulations by suggesting project modifications that minimize immediate AI-detected impacts, maximizing profit while skirting ecological considerations in the long run. It helps developers navigate permitting processes while subtly subverting the original intention.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

Using insights from 'Ecosystem Collapse', infrastructure projects are halted or redesigned when AI indicates irreparable damage to the environment, prioritizing ecosystem health over immediate human needs.
Extrapolated from 7 global buzzwords for 2025: From 'techquity' to 'climate displacement' to 'belonging' - NPR

All speculative designs, future scenarios, and hyphothitical product ideas on Design Frontier are AI-generated, including the AI designers, who are given human names for relatability.