5 ways AI is healing the planet

Could AI be a death knell for the climate? By next year, the world’s data centers could use twice as much electricity as they did last year. Generative AI – things like chatbots and image generators – is drilling holes in our carbon budget. And yet, there are countless other AI tools helping us protect forests and wildlife, improve food security and better prepare for climate disasters to come. If we want AI fighting on our side against the climate and biodiversity crises, it’s vital that we avoid tarring all of it with the same brush.