How to reduce the carbon footprint of AI?
Can artificial intelligence be deployed to slow down global warming, or is AI one of the greatest climate sinners ever? That is the interesting debate that finds (not surprisingly) representatives from the AI industry and academia on opposite sides of the issue.While PwC and Microsoft published a report concluding that using…
Read MoreChina’s ‘two sessions’: Tech titans’ proposals echo government goals for 5G, AI, autonomous driving and climate change
* New proposals from the heads of China's biggest tech companies seek to address China's ageing population and upgrading digital infrastructure* The CEOs of many of China's biggest companies serve as delegates at the country's annual ‘two sessions' eventEvery year, China's most notable tech industry leaders are invited to the…
Read MoreScientists seek to Combating Climate Change using AI and Historical Ocean Data
A dozen scientists from Tara Océan have sailed off the coast of Lorient, France bound for national soil under the the mission "Microbiome-Ceodos” to collect ocean data. These scientists will collaborate with the research "OceanIA", of the French Institute of Research in Digital Sciences and Technologies (Inria) to use this…
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