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020			_a9781509547944
035			_a(OCoLC)1250433913
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050	0	0	_aGE196 _b.B745 2022
100			_aBrevini, Benedetta _eauthor _925576
245	1	0	_aIs AI good for the planet? _c/ Benedetta Brevini.
260			_aCambridge, UK ; _aMedford, MA : _bPolity Press, _c2022.
300			_avii, 128 pages : _billustrations ; _c19 cm.
490			_aDigital futures
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	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.
520			_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.
650		0	_aSustainability _95153
650		0	_aArtificial Intelligence _914147
650		0	_aClimatic changes _914247
650		0	_aEnvironmental quality _925577
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