With data as his paintbrush, media artist Refik Anadol trains AI algorithms to visualize the disappearing wonders of nature. He gives a beautiful tour of his recent work imagery of artificial coral reefs, flowers, rainforests and ponders: Can we use AI to preserve our memories of the fading natural world?

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