Climate One at The Commonwealth Club   /     Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

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Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cooling buildings more efficient, and pinpoint exactly where greenhouse gas emissions are coming from all around the world. On the other hand, the energy use of AI is massive and growing. A recent study estimates that in just a few years, the extra energy needed will equal whole countries the size of Sweden or Argentina. How do we make sure the benefits of AI outweigh its energy costs? Guests Karen Hao, Contributing Writer, The AtlanticĀ  Gavin McCormick, Cofounder and Executive Director, WattTime; Cofounder, Climate TRACE Priya Donti, Assistant Professor, MIT; Co-founder and Chair of Climate Change AIĀ  Amy McGovern, Professor of Computer Science, University of OklahomaĀ  ļ»æSupport Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, youā€™ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord.Ā  Join today for just $5/month. For show notes and related links, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subtitle
Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. But despite all of the hype thereā€™s a concern that gets very little attention: AIā€™s energy demands. How do we make sure the benefits of AI outweigh its energy costs?
Duration
3431
Publishing date
2024-04-19 07:10
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https://www.climateone.org/audio/artificial-intelligence-real-climate-impacts
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  Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
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Artificial intelligence can do some pretty amazing things, including for the climate. AI can help optimize the electric grid, make heating and cooling buildings more efficient, and pinpoint exactly where greenhouse gas emissions are coming from all around the world.

On the other hand, the energy use of AI is massive and growing. A recent study estimates that in just a few years, the extra energy needed will equal whole countries the size of Sweden or Argentina. How do we make sure the benefits of AI outweigh its energy costs?

Guests

Karen Hao, Contributing Writer, The AtlanticĀ 

Gavin McCormick, Cofounder and Executive Director, WattTime; Cofounder, Climate TRACE

Priya Donti, Assistant Professor, MIT; Co-founder and Chair of Climate Change AIĀ 

Amy McGovern, Professor of Computer Science, University of OklahomaĀ 

ļ»æSupport Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, youā€™ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord.Ā 

Join today for just $5/month.

For show notes and related links, visit our website.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices