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Jan 2020
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AI Today Podcast #123: AI and the Enviro...

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AI is playing an increasing role in helping researchers and conservationists identify and address the impacts of climate change on our planet. However, it’s also very compute and resource intensive contributing to carbon emissions. In this episode of the AI Today podcast we discuss the good, bad, and ugly of AI and it’s impact on the environment.

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