Climate Groups to Biden: AI Will Worsen Climate Change Crisis

Key Points:

  • Climate change and anti-disinformation groups have called on the White House to address the energy consumption and environmental impact of AI technologies by mandating transparency from tech companies.The groups are concerned about the use of AI to amplify climate change disinformation and the substantial increase in energy demands generated by AI technologies.
  • Despite the Biden administration’s focus on AI, including an executive order to mitigate climate change risks, the groups assert that the potential environmental harm of AI has not been adequately addressed.

Summary:

In an open letter to the White House, 17 prominent climate change and anti-disinformation groups expressed concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the environment. They called for an executive order mandating big tech companies to disclose the energy consumption of their AI technologies. The letter highlighted two main issues: the use of AI to amplify climate change disinformation and the significant increase in energy demands as tech companies invest more in AI. The groups criticized the Biden administration for not addressing the potential environmental harm of AI in recent declarations and executive orders.

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