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David Rolnick: “Is AI good or bad for the climate? It's complicated”

David Rolnick talks about the AI and its impact on climate.

Speaker: David Rolnick (McGill University, Canada), Moderator: Peter Knees (TU Wien, Austria)
Speaker: David Rolnick (McGill University, Canada), Moderator: Peter Knees (TU Wien, Austria)

November 15th 2022

  • 17:00 – 18:00 CET
  • This is an online-only event.
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November 15, 2022
5:00 – 6:00 PM
(17:00) CET

Abstract

With the increasing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools across society, it is important to understand in which ways AI may accelerate or impede climate progress, and how various stakeholders can guide those developments. On the one hand, AI can facilitate climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies within a variety of sectors, such as energy, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, and disaster management. On the other hand, AI can also contribute to rising greenhouse gas emissions through applications that benefit high-emitting sectors or drive increases in consumer demand, as well as via energy use associated with AI itself. In this talk, we will explore AI’s multi-faceted relationship with climate change.

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David Rolnick - Is AI good or bad for the climate? It's complicated
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