AI Expert Says Tech Could Be a Hero ‘If We’re Serious’ About Climate Action [Video]

The rise of artificial intelligence promises advancements in clean energy by offering new ways to lower emissions and adjust to climate impacts. But the computing power needed to operate generative AI is itself a massive energy consumer.

To discuss this complex relationship between AI and the climate, leading experts from technology and energy companies came together at an event at Newsweek headquarters to have a conversation about whether AI is a climate hero or villain.

Part of Newsweek‘s new Horizons event series, the panel discussion took place on Wednesday, September 25, in the middle of Climate Week in New York City. The panel featured five participants and was moderated by Newsweek‘s Environmental and Sustainability Editor Jeff Young.

Panelists included MicrosoftVice President of Energy Bobby Hollis; Bezos Earth Fund Director of AI and Data Strategies Amen Ra Mashariki; Salesforce Executive Vice President & Chief Impact Officer Suzanne DiBianca; Duke Energy Managing Director, …