Artificial intelligence in circular economy—the next step for sustainable revolution

Global economy faces off-scale issues in sustainability. Extraction of natural resources has tripled in the past 5 decades and are still increasing. With a linear form of economy that concentrates on exploitation, it is hard to replenish the resources. To achieve climatic neutralization, the circular economy (CE) paves way for sustainable use of resources. In the era of Industrial revolution 4.0, the use of technology in the CE is still a step away from reality. Digitalization plays an important role in all forms of business. However, their link with bioeconomy is poor. Artificial intelligence (AI) can empower the use of the CE on a large scale. AI can process vast data, they can work autonomously or semiautonomously, interpret, predict, and decide to generate great solutions. These consumable features of AI can be utilized by any technology with any facilities. In CE, AI allows to foresee databases in production, biomass utilization, and usage. This assists to intertwine and network the problems with a new set of solutions. AI with a CE is used to reduce waste disposal and promote the economy both locally and globally. The application of AI in the CE has yet to find its start. The present chapter addresses the accessibility, policies, and gaps of AI in the CE.