Katharine Hayhoe
Canadian atmospheric scientist; distinguished professor at Texas Tech University and chief scientist of The Nature Conservancy. Author of Saving Us (2021); known for writing and speaking on how to talk about climate change.
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Their wordsToday, as this Nature Climate Action perspective explains in detail, there are numerous ways that AI can help accelerate the low-carbon transition, if used wisely and well. This includes optimizing power grids, catalyzing behavioural change, and improving climate and policy modeling.
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Their wordsThe environmental and social costs of today's AI systems are not hypothetical, and they aren't evenly shared, either. Once again, those who are benefitting the least from this development are bearing the brunt of the impacts: and that's very bad news.
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Current AI technology is being used inefficiently and without sufficient transparency or oversight.
Their wordsAnd right now, there's no question that much new AI technology is using energy inefficiently and operating with no transparency or oversight, and with no regard to its harmful side effects.
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