When it comes to reducing emissions, technology can ensure that small steps add up to big results.
AI: Are We Programming Our Own Extinction?
Google is working on a project that could use artificial intelligence (AI) to make traffic lights more efficient in an effort to reduce pollution. It's part of a growing effort to harness the power of AI to combat climate change.
“AI can combat climate change by supporting the energy sector by making the electrical grid smarter,” Yeganeh Hayeri, an environmental and transportation expert at the Stevens Institute of Technology, told Lifewire in an email interview.
The use of AI “can improve freight transportation, it can dramatically change our supply chain models, it can help us with more energy-efficient building designs, etc. The list is long,” Hayeri added. “AI gives us tools that can make our complex systems more sustainable and effective overall.”
