02039cam a2200289 i 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016008004100033010001700074020001800091035002200109040007000131041000800201050002200209100003100231245005300262260005700315300004600372490002000418504005100438505019400489520097100683650001901654650002801673650002201701650002601723a36210894SIRSI20250625114212.0210430t20222022enka     b    001 0 eng    a  2021016485  a9781509547944  a(OCoLC)1250433913  aDLCbengerdacDLCdOCLCOdOCLCFdYDXdOCLCOdOCLCAdYUSdUtOrBLW  aeng00aGE196b.B745 2022  aBrevini, Benedettaeauthor10aIs AI good for the planet?c/ Benedetta Brevini.  aCambridge, UK ;aMedford, MA :bPolity Press,c2022.  avii, 128 pages :billustrations ;c19 cm.  aDigital futures  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction — Defining AI: beyond the Hype — Controlling AI: understanding data capitalism — Why AI worsens the Climate Crisis — AI and the Climate Crisis: what we can do about it.  aArtificial intelligence (AI) is presented as a solution to the greatest challenges of our time, from global pandemics and chronic diseases to cybersecurity threats and the climate crisis. But AI also contributes to the climate crisis by running on technology that depletes scarce resources and by relying on data centres that demand excessive energy use.

Is AI Good for the Planet? brings the climate crisis to the centre of debates around AI, exposing its environmental costs and forcing us to reconsider our understanding of the technology. It reveals why we should no longer ignore the environmental problems generated by AI. Embracing a green agenda for AI that puts the climate crisis at centre stage is our urgent priority.

Engaging and passionately written, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of AI, environmental studies, politics, and media studies and for anyone interested in the connections between technology and the environment. 0aSustainability 0aArtificial Intelligence 0aClimatic changes  0aEnvironmental quality