OpenAI (2026) assisted

This section lists background research materials generated with the assistance of trained ChatGPT 5.6 agents. The credited reports were produced across multiple machine-learning sessions and subsequently reviewed by the artists. Their references and hyperlinks were also audited through cross-agent verification. Nevertheless, these materials should be treated as provisional research resources rather than definitive scholarly publications, and should be read critically. One of the archive’s subversive aims is to explore how AI agents might be trained to assist societies in adapting to climate catastrophe and in developing strategies for confronting its consequences. Since January 2026, the present agent has been trained to support the structural, conceptual and editorial development of The Sunshine Find, drawing wherever possible on academic and peer-reviewed sources. Throughout the project, it has been used to address technical problems, improve the organisation and consistency of the archive, extract and generate metadata, and conduct directed and supervised background research. It has not been used to generate the project’s artistic concepts or creative content.

Environmental Boycotts Against Companies timeline (1984-2025)

OpenAI. (2026). ChatGPT (GPT-5.6) [Large language model]. See prompts at the end A global chronology of consumer refusal,…

Glacial Archaeology on Film: Videos and Documentaries, timeline (2010–2024)

OpenAI. (2026). ChatGPT (GPT-5.6) [Large language model]. See prompts at the end A verified international chronology of glacial…

“Stop the war!”

object, 20 x 5 x 5 cm The title refers to one of the many ELF graffiti tags….

Citizenship

object, 8,5  x 12,5 The British-Argentinian artist duo Lucy+Jorge Orta presented the Antarctica World Passport concept at the…

Climate techno-fixes: philosophies, methods and technologies

OpenAI. (2026). ChatGPT (GPT-5.6) [Large language model]. See prompts at the end A structured taxonomy from glacier covers…

Container

digital print, 21 x 30 cm The exploration of the Stelvio Pass cave shelter and extracting the crate…

Countdown

website Online realtime GHG (Green House Gases) emission counter produced by World Data Lab. OpenAI. (2026). ChatGPT (GPT-5.6)…

Drill baby, drill!

object, 60 x 82 cm The 42-gallon (159 litres) barrel became customary in 1866 and was adopted by…

Edelweiss 1.

object (soap), 8 x 4 cm  To this soap extract of edelweiss was added, a plant that is…

Edelweiss 2.

object (plastic cap, soil, seeds), 8,5 x 10,6 cm The cup contains 5 seeds of Edelweiss plant, and…