Is AI Good for the Planet? Contributor(s): Brevini, Benedetta (Author) |
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ISBN: 1509547959 ISBN-13: 9781509547951 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2022 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Intelligence (ai) & Semantics - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 304.28 |
LCCN: 2021016485 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.8" W x 7.4" (0.35 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Artificial intelligence (AI) is presented as a solution to the greatest challenges of our time: from global pandemics and chronic diseases to cyber security threats and, of course, the climate crisis. But we should think about AI in a different and more material way: running on technology that depletes scarce resources and relying on data centres that demand excessive energy use, AI is also contributing to the climate crisis. Collectively, these processes involve extensive energy consumption and the burning of fossil fuels that make the climate crisis worse. |