02124cam a2200313 i 4500 a36210894 SIRSI 20250625114212.0 210430t20222022enka b 001 0 eng 2021016485 9781509547944 (OCoLC)1250433913 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCF YDX OCLCO OCLCA YUS UtOrBLW eng GE196 .B745 2022 Brevini, Benedetta author 25576 Is AI good for the planet? / Benedetta Brevini. Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2022. vii, 128 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Digital futures Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction — 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. Artificial 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. Sustainability 5153 Artificial Intelligence 14147 Climatic changes 14247 Environmental quality 25577 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-06-25 0 GE196 BRE B05804 2025-06-25 1 2025-06-25 1 4791 4791