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Jun 4
46m 37s

What does AI mean for the climate?

CHATHAM HOUSE
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Attention is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence as its capabilities and influence permeate nearly every sector.  AI's growth raises important questions about its environmental footprint; risks associated with future scale, and how such a globalised industry can be effectively governed.

 

This episode of the Climate Briefing explores:

  • Where are we today in terms of AI capability and use?
  • Is AI's environmental footprint being addressed in product design and the industry more widely?
  • Looking ahead, across national and international levels, what could effective governance look like?

 

To discuss this, co-hosts Anna and Bhargabi are joined by Boris Gamazaychikov (CEO and Co-Founder of the Sustainable AI Group) and Rowan Wilkinson (Research Associate, Digital Society Programme at Chatham House). 

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