<description>&lt;p&gt;Artificial intelligence promises a smarter future, but at what cost? In this final episode of “Machines That Fail Us”, we take a look at the often-overlooked environmental footprint of AI’s relentless hunger for data and computing power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We discuss these issues with Noman Bashir, the Computing &amp;amp; Climate Impact Fellow at the MIT Climate &amp;amp; Sustainability Consortium and a researcher at the MIT Computer Science &amp;amp; Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Machines that fail us

University of St. Gallen, Philip Di Salvo

Machines That Fail Us - Season 2, Episode 5: "Heating Algorithms: AI and the Climate Crisis"

JUL 24, 202531 MIN
Machines that fail us

Machines That Fail Us - Season 2, Episode 5: "Heating Algorithms: AI and the Climate Crisis"

JUL 24, 202531 MIN

Description

Artificial intelligence promises a smarter future, but at what cost? In this final episode of “Machines That Fail Us”, we take a look at the often-overlooked environmental footprint of AI’s relentless hunger for data and computing power.We discuss these issues with Noman Bashir, the Computing & Climate Impact Fellow at the MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium and a researcher at the MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.