Brevini, Benedetta creator author text bibliography enk Cambridge, UK Medford, MA Polity Press 2022 2022 monographic eng

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vii, 128 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. 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. 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. / Benedetta Brevini. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sustainability Artificial Intelligence Climatic changes Environmental quality GE196 .B745 2022 9781509547944 2021016485 DLC 210430 20250625114212.0 a36210894 eng