Climate KIC: Community Connect: AI for Systemic Climate Action
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) an existential threat for humanity and our planet or the most powerful tool in our mission to fight climate change?
AI is a complex system of technologies that cannot be limited to simplistic views. Undeniably AI has critical environmental consequences, especially in terms of energy consumption and water usage. It also poses threats to suppress the voices of local communities, in favour of standardised solutions that leave vulnerable groups behind—a topic that has been widely discussed in our last edition of Community Connect.
However, it also has the potential to make our efforts for adaptation and mitigation more efficient, data-driven, and scalable. From data collection to formulating quick responses for climate action and sense-making, AI is not the solution, but a transformational tool that can support communities across the globe to adapt and mitigate climate change.
What are the usages of AI that are particularly critical for our mission to build a just, climate-resilient future? Are potential benefits worth the risk of its environmental impacts?
Join Climate KIC for an interactive webinar as we unpack examples of transformative AI and policy recommendations to ensure AI will be our strongest ally to address the polycrisis we are facing.
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