Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability

The continuing wave of development and innovation behind artificial intelligence that’s changing the game in many areas of sustainability, as well as the work being done to make AI itself sustainable

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Sustainability at the Speed of AI: Unlocking Responsible Transformation

The explosion in Gen AI may be sustainability’s blessing and curse. Here’s how companies can use AI to scale climate initiatives while accounting for its impact. ... View More

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With AI, Less Is More When It Comes to Climate Prediction

MIT study highlights risk of deploying large AI models for climate science — supporting the assertion that, when it comes to AI, bigger isn’t always better. ... View More

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Biomimicry: A Promising New Framework for Ethical AI

As a new study points out, “biological systems offer templates for intelligence that are efficient and sustainable” and offer a natural model for AI design. ... View More

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Practical Changes Could Reduce AI Resource Use Up to 90%

Small changes in how AI operates can vastly reduce its resource consumption — making it more ‘like using a hammer to drive a nail, rather than a sledgehammer.’ ... View More

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aiESG Visualizes Corporate Impacts at the Product and Service Level

aiESG’s analysis service incorporates the company’s own AI into a database co-developed by Kyushu University and Harvard to perform comprehensive ESG assessments of each individual product and service throughout a supply chain. ... View More

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IBM, C40 Developing AI Solutions for Climate-Resilient Cities

IBM and C40 Cities will co-create a data-driven, AI-powered solution to help cities analyze potential risks that may arise due to extreme heat and the urban heat island effect — including stressed energy resources, increases in mortality rates and ... View More

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New AI Energy Score Helps Users Rein in Its Negative Impacts

The new scoring system establishes a clear benchmark for the energy efficiency of AI models. The initiative rates 166 commonly used AI models to help developers and AI users identify those that use less energy and incentivize sustainable AI developme... View More

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Generative AI Use for Sustainability: A Zero-Sum Game?

In a new study, almost half of execs admit their use of gen AI has fueled their GHG emissions and 42% have had to re-examine their climate goals — because too many still have a one-eyed view of ‘costs.’ ... View More

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Could AI Revive the Plant-Based Foods Industry?

As AI becomes more sophisticated, plant-based food innovators are leveraging the technology to innovate and thrive in the ever-competitive alternative-protein market. ... View More

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Pursuing AI Responsibly: A Business Technologist Perspective

SustainableIT.org has developed a framework and set of principles to guide responsible AI application deployment. While the guidance is uniquely informed by the business technologist perspective, it is pertinent to leadership from the boardroom to th... View More

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AI: The Good, the Bad, the Sketchy and the Lifesaving

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have AI. The game-changing technology and its many applications and implications were examined throughout the week at SB’24 San Diego. ... View More

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From Theory to Practice: Uncovering Synergies to Drive Tangible Impact

This week at SB Brand-Led Culture Change, layered discussions examined the complex potential of AI to optimize sustainability impact, as well as how to achieve internal alignment across departments with perceived different priorities. ... View More

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Hellmann’s AI-Enabled Tool Reveals Your Fridge’s Meal Potential

Meal Reveal, developed in collaboration with Google Cloud, uses simple fridge scan to help consumers overcome ‘fridge blindness’ and reduce household food waste. ... View More

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Report: AI Fueling Climate Change, Energy Usage and Disinformation

Coalition of over 50 tech accountability and environmental groups sound the alarm on the potential harms of AI to the planet, democracy and information ecosystems. ... View More

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Relationality in AI: The Missing Link for Regenerative Sustainability

Regenerative sustainability provides a pragmatic foundation to demonstrate caregiving and relationality to people and planet. It shouldn’t be a ‘battle against climate change;’ it should be a ‘relationship we’re working to heal.’ ... View More

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KLM Has Wasted 60% Less Inflight Food, Thanks to AI

Not all flights booked result in a passenger on board said flight. By predicting the number of passengers based on historical data, AI is helping the airline waste significantly fewer inflight meals. ... View More

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Innovating for Impact: The Sustainable Tech Trends to Watch in 2024

Many companies have embarked on their sustainability journey. In 2024, the challenge will be to prioritize the innovations that add the most impact. ... View More

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Could AI Hold the Key for Brands Struggling to Unlock the Ambition-Action Conundrum?

As Ubuntoo co-founder Peter Schelstraete explains, AI tools allow us to decrease ‘unknowns’ exponentially; but he makes it clear that his technology will not replace human expertise. ... View More

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From Historic Foundations to Today’s Debates on Artificial Intelligence

Fears about the uncontrolled growth of artificial intelligence have exploded into public debate this year. Day 2 of the UN Business and Human Rights Forum examined the challenges through a human-rights lens. ... View More

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Navigating the Holiday Waste Conundrum: The Pragmatic Role of AI in Retail Sustainability

The use of AI in retail planning is now a strategic imperative in the fight against waste of all kinds — including the rampant waste created during the holiday season. ... View More

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